'Wow'

Accompanied by the sound of carriages and horses, people talk noisily, and linger around the city gates.

Jiang Cang at the city gate waited in line for a while, and waited until he paid the money to enter the city.

Learning from the previous pedestrians, I took out ten copper plates and handed them over.

But when these two gatekeepers saw Jiang Cang's Tianyang Sect's outer door clothes, they subconsciously stretched out their hands for a moment, and changed to hugging their fists: "It turned out to be the senior brother in the sect!" ”

The disciple said, a smile spread across his face, and waved his hand towards the city and said, "Please, please!" ”

"Senior brother, please!" The disciple next to him also hugged his fist towards Jiang Cang, first saluted, and then turned sideways to lead the city into the city, not accepting the money to enter the city.

Because this is a clear rule, disciples of this sect do not need to pay silver taels when they enter all the cities within the territory.

It can be regarded as a habit, like where does someone go back to their own home, and is still asked by someone to ask for money to enter the door as if they are collecting rent?

But Jiang Cang heard someone call for a senior brother, but put ten copper plates in his pocket, and took out two thumb-sized pieces of silver, which looked like 'silver walnuts', which were monthly coins distributed within the sect, each weighing two taels.

"The weather is still a little hot these days, and the two juniors are working duty."

Jiang Cang returned the salute with his fists, and handed the two pieces of silver to one of the disciples, "But this night is cool, and the senior brother will take the two junior brothers to drink wine and tea money at night." ”

"Senior brother.." Seeing that the senior brother was so polite, this disciple hurriedly waved his hand and thanked him, but he didn't answer, "Senior brother may have no worries about food and clothing in the sect." But sometimes when you go out to travel, look for medicine, buy some things, or subsidize your family, you need to spend two dollars. Zongmen monthly money.."

"If you take it, you will take it." Jiang Cang didn't listen to what he said, "My monthly money and pills in the sect are more than enough." This junior brother doesn't have to worry about senior brother. ”

Jiang Cang said this, and glanced at the merchants in line behind him, "Let's talk a few more words, you don't have to do business." ”

"Senior brother.." The disciple was stunned by Jiang Cang's words, and also looked at the few merchants who were queuing behind Jiang Cang.

But the expressions of these merchants were full of awe, and the appearance that the three immortals could talk for as long as they wanted, and they didn't look in the slightest hurry at all.

But.

Jiang Cang's words fell, so he took a step forward, and before the two of them could react, he stuffed two pieces of silver into their pockets, waved his hand and left.

When the two junior disciples noticed it, they turned around and looked into the city gate, this chase would definitely not work, so they hugged their fists to Jiang Cang and thanked them before continuing to do their business.

When the night guard is over, let's go to the city to find this senior brother.

In the distance, the two elders four hundred meters away looked through the crowd, and vaguely saw this scene, but they glanced at each other, but they didn't expect that their own side, in addition to protecting the young sect master, also saw the young sect master's style of acting, so bold and free, and a person who values love and righteousness!

If they didn't guess wrong, the young master just now gave those two disciples a 'silver walnut'.

You know, or rather, they know Jiang Cang's life experience, and they know that Jiang Cang's poor family background, they don't have much money.

The outer disciples in the sect don't have much money per month, only five such pieces of silver a month, a total of ten taels.

But this gift, the meeting gift, Jiang Cang immediately gave half a month's worth of silver.

When the two elders thought about it, and under the reflection of Jiang Cang's talent, they felt that the young sect master was 'benevolent and heroic' to his family! ’

"The young sect master is kind-hearted!" Elder Zhao stroked his beard, looked at the city gate and praised with a smile: "Such talent, such behavior, such a heart, benevolence and righteousness!" My sect is expected to prosper forever! ”

"That's how it should be!" Elder Feng also praised it, and now Jiang Cang's impression of 'Perfect Young Sect Master' deepened infinitely in his heart.

Especially at this time, the young sect master entered the city.

The two elders didn't talk any more, so they lined up, and then followed, preparing to secretly go to the City Lord's Mansion after entering the city, and they had to talk to the City Lord of Fenglin City about Jiang Cang, so that the City Lord would not be slow.

This is also the city lord, as 'his own person' and 'junior', should say and can say things about Jiang Cang.

It's all because the great-grandfather and ancestors of the city lord are the 'heroes' of the Tianyang Sect's conquest for three hundred years, and a great master at the peak of the grandmaster!

Although this master entered the sect as a 'scattered person' two hundred years ago, in the battle more than a hundred years ago, the sect master led the troops to the north.

He was alone, guarding the southern territory, resisting the three major sects for the sect, fighting three grandmasters with one man, killing one and beheading one, only to have no choice but to drink hatred, sighing that he had not set foot in the realm of the great grandmaster in this life, ashamed of the sect, ashamed of the sect master, and let go of the last seriously injured and crippled person.

And this battle.

Make a name for yourself.

Causing someone to mention the name of 'Elder Zhou of the Tianyang Sect', it can be said that everyone in the tens of thousands of territories of the sect is ignorant and unknown.

It's a pity that the deceased has gone, and only the British name remains in the world.

The city lord of Wind Forest City, who is a famous general, has such an ancestor, although more than 150 years have passed, the brothers and sisters of his ancestors are still there, how can he not have the right to know that the sect is prosperous?

Besides, the Tianyang Sect from the southeast, the Wind Forest City, and thousands of miles of territory were all fought down by Elder Zhou, and this credit cannot be erased.

And the two elders thought that since they were here, and the sect master also acquiesced, they must say something about it, so that Elder Zhou's descendants would recognize the young sect master, and the two of them would also worship Elder Zhou's mausoleum.

Equally.

Jiang Cang, who came into the city, occasionally listened to the words of pedestrians when they talked, the words of Senior Brother Bai and others, and some of the supplements in the materials, and he also understood the whole thing in Wind Forest City.

This is really Elder Zhou's fame, which makes many people know about his deeds.

It's just that.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Elder Zhou's only son didn't like the boring life of practicing martial arts and the sect, but liked the glory of the world, and the woman who smiled with rouge and smile outside the world.

Thereupon.

One hundred and fifty years ago, after the war, the sect master and the elders failed to teach martial arts, although they sighed in their hearts, but they did not stop or force Senior Brother Zhou's eldest son to stay in the sect, but gave one city, twelve counties, and two hundred and sixteen villages, and appointed this person as the city lord of Fenglin City, in charge of more than a thousand miles of territory near Tianyang Sect.

And it has been passed down from generation to generation, and thousands of miles of prosperity are attributed to their family.

By now, the City Lord of Wind Forest City is already Elder Zhou's fifth-generation successor and the fifth City Lord. ’

But with the death of Elder Zhou's only son a hundred years ago, the 'second city lord' passed on.

But they wanted to return to the sect again, continue to serve the sect, and follow the example of their grandfather, Elder Zhou.

It's a pity that a hundred years have passed, and none of the heirs of the 'second, third, and fourth' city lords have been able to pass the test of the sect for thirty years.

All the elders and sect masters also shook their heads, the qualifications of the elders' descendants this week are not good, and the rules of the sect are here again, so they can't say go, let's talk about it.

Tens of thousands of disciples watched, no one dared to move, and they couldn't move, there were no rules, there was no circle, and it was a rule passed down by the ancestors for many years.

Sometimes this world is so embarrassing, and merit cannot be favoritism for the overall situation.

But rules are rules, and favors are favors.

On weekdays, which elder sometimes sends some pills to Wind Forest City, this elder sends some weapons and cheats to Wind Forest City, and then sends someone to guide Elder Zhou's descendants.

The life of the family of the city lord of this Wind Forest City, except that it is not in the sect, is actually undoubtedly the same as in the sect.

They were under the shadow of Elder Zhou.

But.

The matter of entering the sect is like an obsession, imprinted in the hearts of the families of several city lords of Wind Forest City.

In addition, the sect was so good to them, and they felt even more guilty in their hearts, as if they couldn't enter the sect, so they didn't say anything to meet their ancestors.

Until now.

The fifth city lord, when he found out that his child's qualifications were acceptable, but because of his age, he couldn't participate in the test in the sect, so he was cheeky and asked someone to go straight to Tianting a month ago, and said to the law enforcement elder in the door, "Law enforcement uncle, the junior child's qualifications are acceptable. Could you please send a steward to pick you up?"

In this.

When the matter was reported back to the sect, the law enforcement elder learned that the matter that should have been sent to the rest of the deacons fell on Jiang Cang, and let the practice elder take it as a 'steward task', and by the way, let Jiang Cang complete it by the way, and then take advantage of the kindness of Elder Zhou's family.

From beginning to end, the relationship is complicated, and it is not the sect master's single sentence of 'heard', it is like really hearing that a city lord's child has good qualifications.

Instead, Jiang Cang was exposed to the 'history' of Tianyang Sect from beginning to end, and wanted Jiang Cang to have a deep-rooted 'circle of relationships that everyone loves' and lay a solid foundation.

When Jiang Cang succeeds to the Tianyang Sect Master, it must be supported by thousands of sects, and tens of thousands of people are looking forward to it, and everyone expects it.

That is, today.

Although Jiang Cang didn't know the arrangements of the sect, he also passed through the streets and alleys along the way, pedestrians, and traders along the way, according to the management tasks of the practice elders, and walked towards the Fenglin City Mansion.

Basically, I didn't stop for a step, and I met the Wind Forest City Lord before talking.

And at the same time.

Two miles away, in the Wind Forest Castle.

The courtyard with seven entrances and seven exits, the garden pavilion, more than 100 houses are connected, and hundreds of slaves are busy in the courtyard, presenting a prosperous and wealthy scene.

One of them is inside the courtyard lobby of the third door.

The middle-aged, elegant-looking city lord was pouring two cups of tea and saluting a slightly chubby middle-aged man in a brocade robe.

"Shopkeeper Li was a guest in the cold mansion after dinner, and the tea was not well entertained, compared to the silver porcelain and white jade cup of Shopkeeper Li, and I also looked forward to Shopkeeper Li's Haihan."

The 'shopkeeper Li' in the words of the city lord is the middle-aged man in the brocade robe sitting opposite.

He is the city's 'rice line' businessman, the relationship network is very large, the ability is not small, affecting thirty percent of the rice stock in the city, and there are three congenital masters in his house, he is a major force in the wind forest city!

When ordinary people see him, even the innate masters see him, they are polite and don't dare to offend him in the slightest.

"The lord of the city has lifted up the villain.."

It's just that when this shopkeeper Li saw the city lord serving tea, his heart trembled, he half-got up and took it, and said with a flattering smile: "The city lord is serious. Emphasis on words.. The villain is not as good as what if..."

"Shopkeeper Li's words are wrong." The city lord shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said with a straight face: "Shopkeeper Li and I have been friends for many years, so I don't need to say much about polite words." ”

When the city lord said this, he smiled and asked the relaxed shopkeeper Li: "Shopkeeper Li is a busy man. I have time today, but what is the matter? ”

"Villain.." Shopkeeper Li saw that the city lord was gentle, and his nervous mood was also relaxed.

It can be seen that in addition to his awe, the two do not have much friendship.

After all, one person is the city lord and the other is a businessman, even if he does all the rice business in the entire Wind Forest City, it is still the people in the city, the business under the city lord.

That is, as a person in the same city, he lives not far away, and occasionally meets a few times and talks a few times.

This can be regarded as a friendship for many years, and the shopkeeper Li, as his citizen in the city, is still familiar, he can visit him, he can talk, and he has a little way.

But it can be regarded as a stranger, the door is the door, the road is not clear, and it is hanging to ask someone to do something.

And now.

The shopkeeper Li, who has a lot of ability in the city, is begging for someone to do things, so he naturally thought nervously for a moment, and when he saw that the city lord was also as gentle as the old when he saw each other in private, he finally considered and replied: "The villain Li Ji Rice Store has rice shops and branches in your city and three counties."

Shopkeeper Li said, flattering and smiling, obviously begging someone to do something, and it was also like a complaint: "But the villain's opening a branch in 'Lang County' is estimated to have been squeezed out by the county lord of Lang County.. It's all because the villain's rice line was smashed a few days ago, and it's the villain's companion. But the lord of Lang only let those people lose some money... That's it.."

"It's something you're waiting for." The city lord put down the teacup, he didn't want to care, and he didn't have enough friendship, but he thought that it was someone from his own city, and said more: "Shopkeeper Li's family has been in this city for eighty-seven years, and it is a time-honored brand in Mihang, so I will mention you a few words." ”

The city lord's smile narrowed a little, and he said to Shopkeeper Li: "Wind Forest City has thousands of miles of territory, and each county has a county lord and family of each county. And as the lord of the city, I can tell the county lord of Lang that the branch of Shopkeeper Li in Lang County is worry-free. But the county lord of Lang is also a human being, of course, he has seven emotions and six desires. Shopkeeper Li may understand? ”

"What do you mean.." Shopkeeper Li stopped talking, pondered the 'seven emotions and six desires' several times, and understood that he had robbed the business of the 'friend' of the county lord of Lang, so he would be excluded.

To put it simply, his colleague is the person of the 'Lang County Lord', which is why the Lang County Lord is so blatantly biased towards him.

Or to be honest, the 'money' he gives is not as much as that given by his peers, so he deserves to be beaten, and the county lord Lang will not help him at all.

And Shopkeeper Li thought well.

The duty of the county lord and the city lord is to protect these 'big payers', because the money given by the big households, in addition to their own use, the city lords will also hand over to the sect, which is the benefit income of the entire sect.

This is really not a sentence, in the end, it depends on the money.

The more big families pay, the more they are naturally protected by the sect.

Of course, it can also be said that this is still the friendship between Shopkeeper Li and the city lord is not deep.

If it was replaced by the city lord's true friend Zatanlang County and opened a branch, no one dared to move a single bit as soon as the city lord spoke.

But in reality, the city lord and the county lord of Lang are both sorting out money for the sect, and they are their own people.

Shopkeeper Li, who has met a few times, is an outsider.

Even if there are three innate masters in the Li shopkeeper's mansion, and the power is still very great, if he dares to have a dispute with the lord of a county, then he can change his surname the next day, even in his family mansion.

In the eyes of the city lord, the powerful shopkeeper Li is undoubtedly with ordinary people, and he has no friendship with the slightest interest.

"Castle Lord.." After Shopkeeper Li figured out these things, he also felt that he didn't have enough friendship with the city lord, and his strength was even more like a spark compared to Haoyue, so let's exchange courtesies.

"Other counties are too far away, and the boats and cars are tiring... The villain is a little older, and he can't eat the bumps back and forth.."

Shopkeeper Li said while looking at the look of the city lord, and when he found that he couldn't see anything, he didn't talk nonsense, and didn't guess how much the city lord would want, but directly stretched out his palm, gestured, and didn't turn around and said,

"The accounts of one city and three counties, this year's harvest is 30,000 ... The villain can take out 10,000 taels of silver in addition to the annual money of the next person, as.."

The city lord picked up the teacup, sipped the tea and did not speak.

'It's a tea delivery..' Shopkeeper Li's eyelids jumped, and then he changed his words, and increased the price: "Fifteen thousand taels of silver."

"Shopkeeper Lee." The city lord looked at the shopkeeper Li, who wanted to increase the price like a gambler, put down the tea, shook his head and said, "One city and three counties, all have your rice shop." The rest of your life is rich, and your reputation is also a well-known figure in the city, you must not be insatiable."

"Castle Lord.." Shopkeeper Li's fingers shook slightly, and when he heard the words of the city lord, he knew that he might not have to discuss this matter.

But at this time.

is thinking about it in shopkeeper Li, I really can't swallow that breath, or for the sake of interests, try to add some more treasures, and want to find a way to do the final fight for benefits.

I heard a sound of footsteps outside the hospital.

The steward of the City Lord's Mansion, accompanied by a subordinate, walked over and stood outside the house.

And when the housekeeper saw the city lord nodding, he ignored the fact that there was still someone in the hall, but walked directly into the lobby with this subordinate, and said to the city lord with some anxiety,

"Sir.. Castle Lord! Someone from the sect has arrived.. His name is Jiang Cang, and he came by order of the law enforcement elders. It is in the main hall of the front yard.. Entertained by the second master.."

'Yes.' The steward of the sect is here? When the city lord heard the news, he was shocked, and he thought of what he had told his law enforcement uncle about his child's entry into the sect a month ago.

Then, according to this time, it is definitely the 'outer gate steward' in the sect who is here!

There is only a steward, you can take a test outside the sect and recruit your own children into the sect in advance!

And this is related to the future of his children, as well as the long-standing obsession in the family, wanting to return to the sect again.

Time.

Thinking of this, the city lord stood up directly, and hugged his fists to the rich man Li who heard the news of Jiang Cang's arrival and then his eyes lit up: "Shopkeeper Li, relatives and friends have come to the door." Forgive me for being inconsiderate. ”

"Where is the lord of the castle?" Shopkeeper Li thought left and right, and when it came to his mouth, he sighed, but he didn't say it, and his face was full of decay.

Because he felt that he probably couldn't talk to the steward, if he waited for him to say it hard, it was likely that he would not be able to guarantee the rice shop in one city and three counties, but he felt that today's matter was discussed.

No, it's not at all.

"What are you doing?" The city lord didn't care about the shopkeeper Li with a sad face, but said to the subordinate next to the housekeeper: "Go and call the young master!" Whatever he's doing, let him clean up! Come with me to the front hall to meet the steward of the sect! ”

"Yes.. Yes.." The servant hurriedly agreed, trotted out of the door, and ran towards the courtyard to the west.

The lord of the city also lifted his feet out of the door in the butler's false guidance.

But at the same time.

As soon as the city lord went out of the door, maybe he remembered that there was someone in the house, maybe he was in a good mood, and he turned around and said in the hopeful eyes of Shopkeeper Li,

"Hey.. Shopkeeper Lee. ”

The city lord looked at some shopkeepers Li's dejected appearance, because he felt that he was not happy on the big day, so he thought about it for a few breaths, and in the gaffe of Shopkeeper Li, who was almost smiling, he promised again,

"You go to Lang County today and call the Lord of Lang County to come to Fenglin City. And the lord of this city shall make a feast at night, that he may say something to him. ”

When the city lord said this, he gave another order to the housekeeper next to him, and then said to the shopkeeper Li: "Your rice business, wait for the banquet to speak." And now, the butler will take you out of the side hall. When the steward of the sect comes, you must not make a noise and disturb the steward! ”

"Yes!" Shopkeeper Li deserved to be faster than the servants just now, without saying a word, he hugged his fists and thanked him, and under the leadership of the housekeeper next to him, he walked towards the south side hall, and his smile was a few points more.

When the city lord saw this, he was in a good mood, carefully straightened his clothes, walked out of the main hall door, and walked towards the door of the front hall.

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