Dark is the time to do big things.

In the evening, the full moon is like a disk, the sky is full of stars, and the earth seems to be plated with a layer of silver light.

A young man of about twenty-five years old, wearing a pale yellow brocade robe, with a long and strong figure and a handsome face, walked up, but in a hangy manner, bouncing along the way.

As soon as he came down the mountain, Yan Bei's eyes widened, because he saw two beauties, pepper and fennel.

Then his eyes flickered, and he noticed Yuan Zheng and Chen Gui.

Then, there was a cloudy cloud, and a small donkey, plus two five-colored deer.

Yan Bei's whole person was in a trance, a person who had disappeared for so long suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, still on this blurry full moon night.

Yuan Zheng smiled softly: "Old man, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Yan Bei came forward and looked at Yuan Zheng carefully, as for the pepper fennel, Yan Bei didn't dare to look at it, Yan Bei had also heard about the incident in the imperial city, and knew that the martial arts cultivation of pepper and fennel was definitely not an opponent.

"Brother, after disappearing for so long, you only know that you came out to see me, I'm afraid you have nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace. Yan Bei said eagerly.

The children of the gentlemen seem to be gentlemen, but in fact they are very smart, especially when calculating interests.

Yuan Zheng glanced at Yanbei and said disdainfully: "Don't come to this set, you passed on a bright yellow brocade jade belt at the beginning, and now you have been washed into a light yellow, although it is still a brocade clothes, but the color, I dare not compliment, by the way, your jade belt is estimated to be a stall, such a big moon, it is not even transparent." ”

Yan Bei was immediately unconvinced: "I'm not you, people are stupid and have a lot of money." ”

Yuan Zheng continued to strike: "This place is almost five hundred miles away from Hanzhou, you don't have a mount, you have a good foot, when you ride the wind and arrive at the Qinglou, the sister-in-law you love may have picked up several waves of passengers, is it possible, don't you feel disgusting?"

"When you come back in the daytime, you will be weak, and then you will feel that you have spent so much money, and that it will be over in such a little time, and you will regret it in your heart, and then wait until the fifteenth day of the next month, and you will have to go the old way again. ”

"Life is actually very boring. ”

Hearing the conversation between Yuan Zheng and Yanbei, swordsmen such as pepper and fennel, who do not eat fireworks in the world, subconsciously stayed away from this place, which was a little dangerous and elegant.

Yanbei didn't have a poor mouth this time, and said very seriously: "I'm not you, the opportunity is so good, and now it's only in the middle of the elephant realm, I want to travel the rivers and lakes, but my family won't let me, and now I have encountered a world of great contention, I want to make a difference, and as a result, Huai Cai didn't meet." ”

"I also know that Qinglou is not a good place, but for the lonely third leg, Qinglou is indeed a good place. ”

"Brother, come back this time, I need your help. ”

Yuan Zheng asked with a puzzled expression: "Could it be that the Hanzhou side has put pressure on your Iron Gate and wants to use your Iron Gate Mountain as a place for ambush soldiers, if this is the case, I will just say hello to Uncle Chen." ”

Yan Bei shook his head and said: "That's not it, I've eaten a few overlord meals recently, waiting for you to settle the bill, a few days ago, the shopkeeper in the Qinglou had come to our Iron Blood Gate to ask for silver in person, and my father had to delay it for a few days." ”

"No, tonight, I'm going to Qinglou to make amends, the books in the door are tight, and our business is not good. ”

"The arrears in the Qinglou have to be cleared. ”

"Don't look at me like a dog, in fact, I can't even take out two taels of silver. ”

Yanbei is also a frequent visitor to the Qinglou, and the old oilman in the Qinglou also knows the relationship between Yanbei and Yuanzheng, so he occasionally eats an overlord meal or two, and no one cares about it.

But if there are too many times, it will not be the same thing, plus some time ago, the whole world knew that Yuan Zheng had evaporated overnight, and no one knew where he went.

No, the overlord meal I ate before still has to be returned.

When Yuan Zheng heard this, his whole person was not good: "I never dreamed that I had been traveling for several years, and you actually took advantage of the friendship between you and me to swagger around in the Qinglou to cheat the overlord meal, where are you?"

Yan Bei patted Yuan Zheng on the shoulder and said: "I can't help it, I can't help it, since last year, the finances have been tight, and the iron business has also been monopolized by your Hanzhou Daliangzao, what can I do." ”

Yuan Zheng wanted to cry without tears, and everyone left Hanzhou, but his reputation in Hanzhou was still constantly ruined.

Yan Beidao: "Brother, this time I really count on you." ”

Yuan Zheng didn't expect that as soon as he saw Yanbei, he would have to deal with this kind of for him.

However, Yuan Zheng doesn't remember that he is angry, Yanbei is such a person, as a young master who does not hang on to five, he always has to live decently, even if he wants to save face and not lining, he can't lose his aura.

Yuan Zheng also knows how dissolute and chic Yanbei in the Qinglou is, and how hard-working Yanbei in the iron-blooded gate is.

Yanbei's father also has a supportive attitude towards Yanbei's hobbies, but he also lets Yanbei look at the books, and he can't go overboard, if he goes too far, then it's another matter.

Although he is a reluctant gentleman, Yanbei, a gentleman, can be regarded as having reached a realm.

Eating a bully meal in the Qinglou is not something that anyone can do.

Yuan Zheng said with a fixed expression: "Don't worry, I can solve that little matter for you, but I came to you this time to discuss a serious matter with you." ”

Yan Bei knew that Yuan Zheng would not come to him for no reason.

Whispered, "Then take a step to speak?"

Yuan Zhengdao: "I can't go to Hanzhou, and I can't go to Qinglou, this time I came back secretly." ”

Yanbei: "......"

Two miles away from Tiemen Mountain, there is a small river, which is smooth and gentle.

The wind by the river is also gentle, with a little warmth, and the wind has begun to blow in the buds of the trees.

Yuan Zheng gave Yanbei a rough idea of his thoughts.

Yanbei said: "It's not a secret, our business in the Iron Gate is really getting more and more difficult to do, and now we are taking the road of eating the old book, and I have some savings over the years, but the old book can't be eaten for too long, and here in the Iron Gate Mountain, that is, what you said, may become a place for ambushes." ”

"It is inevitable that we will relocate, but there are more than 5,000 people up and down the Iron and Blood Gate, and it is not easy to relocate until we find a feng shui treasure. ”

"Externally, we have no way, and internally, there is no place for us in the land of Hanzhou. ”

"Since you have said everything so clearly, I am also willing to follow you to Jiangnan to see, my father's place, it is easy to talk, but there is one thing, I hope you can tolerate it. ”

Yuan Zhengdao: "What?"

Yan Bei said slowly: "There are 5,000 people up and down, of which 3,000 are the main force of the young and strong, and the remaining 2,000 people are all family members." ”

"After going to Jiangnan, you have to ensure that each of us has food to eat and something to do, and you also have to ensure that we have to keep the name of the Iron Blood Gate, not to be regarded as a member of the top of the clouds, and to distinguish the top of the clouds from the iron and blood gates. ”

In other words, we and you are in a relationship of mutual use, not a relationship between superiors and subordinates. ”

"You can tell us to do anything, but you can't take away my power. ”

"Although the Iron Blood Gate is not good, there is still the integrity that should be there. ”

When Yuan Zheng heard this, he was directly happy: "Listen to what you mean, everyone in the Qinglou has eaten the overlord meal, there is no money to pay the bill, and there is still integrity." ”

Yan Bei's face was as dark as the bottom of the pot, patted his chest and said: "If you agree, we will leave, if it is not easy for you, it will be a big deal to suffer for a period of time, and we will definitely not let the Iron Blood Gate lose its inheritance." ”

"Not only must we have a place to live and avoid trouble, but we must also be given a salary, and we must not change the name of the Iron and Blood Gate. ”

Yan Bei is a very shrewd gentleman, and it is better to make some things clear in advance.

Yuan Zhengdao: "These are not problems, and I don't want to see a Jianghu sect that should have grown strong and cut off the inheritance." ”

"But can you agree to my terms?"

Yan Beidao: "You first tell me what the conditions are." ”

Yuan Zheng said angrily and said with a smile: "The blades you cast must be on par with the quality of the blades of the official army, if you can surpass the guys of the elite soldiers, it will naturally be better." ”

"On the other hand, the conditions in Jiangnan are relatively difficult, and there is a lot of hard work to smelt iron ore. ”

"And, in a short period of time, don't think about going to the Qinglou, now there are spies everywhere, behave in the world, be low-key, and be the best choice. ”

Yan Bei patted his chest and promised: "You can rest assured about this, if we don't have excellent craftsmanship, we won't dare to put forward so many conditions to you, as long as the materials and funds are sufficient, I can guarantee that every weapon cast will not be weaker than the official weapon, anyway, you will know when the time comes." ”

"To tell the truth, the work we take, the silver is too little, in most cases, the cast weapons, can only be said to be not bad, the kind that is passable in face, the silver is in place, and the quality is absolutely in place. ”

This is a bit of a bastard, but Yuan Zheng also knows that it is the truth.

Although the history of the Iron Blood Gate is not as long as that of the Sword Casting Pavilion, although it has never been as glorious as the Sword Casting Pavilion.

But one thing is undeniable, without excellent craftsmanship, it will definitely not develop to 5,000 people.

Yuan Zhengdao: "Okay, how much silver do you owe to Qinglou?"

Yan Bei replied embarrassedly: "It's not much, it's only five hundred taels of gold." ”

Yuan Zheng smiled and said: "This amount, for you now, I want your life, and I guess you won't be able to get it." ”

Without saying a word, he took out a silver ticket from his bosom, and the amount on it was a thousand taels of gold.

Yan Bei took it and looked at it carefully, gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are still as bold as before." ”

Yuan Zheng smiled proudly: "Just kidding, if you go to the Qinglou and don't have a big atmosphere, how can those young ladies show their true skills?"

Yan Bei nodded again and again: "It makes sense, it makes sense." ”

Yuan Zheng could only wait, Yan Bei had to go to the Qinglou to pay off the bill, and then he could come back and take him to visit his father in the Iron Blood Gate.

Back and forth, an hour later, Yanbei came back again.

Seeing that his heels were floating and his eyes were a little sloppy, Yuan Zheng knew what good things Yan Bei had done in the Qinglou.

Yanbei said: "Come up the mountain with me." ”

Yuan Zheng's heart sank, this time going up the mountain, if everything goes well, he can basically solve the difficulty of the scarcity of blades in the Chang Gang.

The Iron Gate Mountain in the night, the outline is clear, one after another, the climbing steps, there are gaps in some places, the road is not long, only half an hour, and it enters the Iron Gate.

The surrounding buildings are all simple, except for a three-story building like that at the main entrance, the rest of the place is either mud houses or tents in the open air, in short, between dilapidated and normal.

In the main room, there was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a coarse linen robe, burly, muscular, with a layer of iron gray in his hair, bronzed skin, and a rough veteran.

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a middle-aged man whose life is not satisfactory, but his eyes are bright.

Yan Xing saw that his son came back so soon, and he chuckled in his heart, could it be that the bad things in the Qinglou had already made a big fuss.

This is also something that has made Yan Xing melancholy recently, silver is hard currency, if not, a penny can stump the hero, five hundred taels of gold, Yan Xing can actually take it out, but if it is all taken out, it will not be long before the iron and blood gate will basically run out of rations.

If you borrow money, although Yan Xing's connections are okay, Yan Xing is not a person who likes to borrow money.

People have to be repaid slowly, and it just happened to be in the chaotic years again, for things like real money and silver, it is a person who is more strictly guarded.

Yan Xing asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that your affairs are not appropriate?"

Yan Beidao: "The matter is solved, but there is another thing. ”

Yan Xinghu glanced at his son suspiciously, his son's expression was confident, and he felt a sense of relief after solving the matter, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

He asked, "What can make you come back from the Qinglou tonight?"

Yan Bei said very seriously: "Father, did you remember me, the Yuan Zheng I told you, he is here now, and he intends to recruit our iron and blood gate, I have already said what I should say, and at this moment, he is outside the door." ”

Yan Xing's head buzzed, and he was just about to scold his son loudly, but he thought about it.

Yuan Zheng appeared here, and it was not very far from Yuan Tie Mountain, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

Then he squeezed out a soft smile and said, "Is this serious?"

Yan Beidao: "It's true. ”

Immediately, the father and son walked out of the main room, it was open outside, the candles were swaying on the tea table, and Yuan Zheng and the others were waiting for Yan Xing to come out.

After seeing Yuan Zheng with his own eyes, Yan Xing was a little restrained and said, "I've seen Gongzi." ”

Yuan Zheng also saw Yanbei's father for the first time, a bit like a military general who didn't pay attention to it, and if he dressed up a little, he still looked like a decent person.

smiled and said: "Uncle doesn't have to be polite, Yanbei and I are called brothers, you just call me a nephew." ”

What kind of virtue is Yan Xing's son, he knows very well that Yuan Zheng can say this, and it is estimated that Yuan Zheng and Yan Bei have done many ridiculous things in Hanzhou City before.

Originally, Yuan Zheng didn't plan to consider the Iron Blood Gate at first, but there was no better choice, and he needed such talents, so he could only move from the north to the south.

It can be regarded as a coincidence, as for the future development of the Iron Blood Gate, Yuan Zheng really didn't think about it in his heart.

Yan Xing poured Yuan Zheng a cup of tea, and the two sat across each other.

Yuan Zhengdao: "Yan Beiying has already told my uncle, where did I go to Jiangnan, I can guarantee that the rations above and below the Iron Blood Gate are not a problem, and we also need the Uncle's Iron Blood Gate to cast a blade for my top of the clouds." ”

Yan Xing nodded and said: "I said it, if you can retain the name of the Iron Blood Gate, you can be regarded as a subsidiary force at the top of the clouds, and you will be prosperous and lose in the future, right?"

Yuan Zhengdao: "That's what it means. ”

Yan Xing thought for a while and said: "Since Yanbei has said it, then I can only agree, but the matter of going to Jiangnan will be prepared for a while, and when we go to Jiangnan, it is estimated that it will be half a month later." ”

"Moreover, if we go to Jiangnan, we also need a road, after all, if we go to Jiangnan with a lot of iron tools, the inspection of the government along the way is indispensable, and if we are not careful, we may also be imprisoned. ”

Yuan Zhengdao: "This is not a problem, I will go to my eldest brother to discuss, he is now the son of King Wu, and it is not a big problem to open a strong road." ”

Yan Xing said: "That's fine." ”

People who mix the rivers and lakes don't have as many troubles as literati.

As long as two conditions are met, the first is silver, and the second is a shelter from the wind and rain.

Although Yuan Zheng's reputation in Hanzhou is not very good, from the perspective of the whole world, he used to be a gentleman, and now he is the master of the top of the clouds.

"I shouldn't stay here for long, I have to go to my eldest brother and ask for a road. ”

Yan Bei thought about it, Yuan Zheng appeared here, if he was seen by the rest of the brothers, it would not be a good thing to cause some gossip.

Before moving south, it was better to keep a low profile.

In order to express his sincerity, Yuan Zheng took out another silver ticket, and in this silver ticket, there were five thousand taels of gold.

Yan Bei and Yan Xing's father and son did not have much ups and downs in their hearts, they were going to leave Tiemen Mountain, they had lived here for a long time, and suddenly they went to the south, and they didn't feel good in their hearts.

The father said to his son: "The Iron Blood Gate has taken a turn for the better because of you, and your responsibility will be very heavy in the future, so don't keep thinking about going to the Qinglou." ”

The son replied to his father: "I know, I'm not stupid, before Yuan Zheng, although I was in the same stream, I also had the same interests, but I would never use Yuan Zheng as a ladder for me to reach the top." ”

......

As soon as he became the prince of King Wu, Yuan Qing did not lead a military horse as he imagined and appeared on the front line.

There is no patrol of the various battalions in Hanzhou all day.

In fact, the days have passed quietly, because for the time being, the great general Pang Zong is in front, and the Yuan faction does not have to worry much about the war for the time being.

The night of the full moon is a good day for a lover's tryst.

Yuan Zheng originally thought that he would secretly go back to Hanzhou and search for the place where the eldest brother was.

After becoming the prince, the eldest brother will never live in the Wuwang Mansion, according to the convention, the prince will usually live not far from home and deal with government affairs.

It is considered a second-in-command, and the second-in-command and the big boss are together, and there are inevitably many unsuitable places.

As a result, Yuan Zheng didn't expect that when he was just about to enter Hanzhou, he was discovered by the sharp eyes of thousands of miles of smoke and clouds, the eldest brother was on the outskirts of Hanzhou, walking along the river with his lover Yan Xiayu, on a full moon night, should something else happen.

Sichuan peppercorns, fennel and Chen Gui waited under a stout willow tree.

Seeing the eldest brother this time, Yuan Zheng naturally wanted to meet alone.

Riding thousands of miles of smoke and clouds, in an instant, it appeared on the edge of the Han River.

Yuan Qing and Yan Xiayu walked along the river, and they didn't hold hands, they just walked along the river, blowing the wind by the way, on the night of the full moon, walking together, blowing the wind together, this kind of artistic conception is also in line with the identity of the prince of Wuwang.

Tonight's meeting was a little too abrupt.

Yan Xiayu saw Yuan Zheng riding thousands of miles of smoke and clouds, even if he had never seen Yuan Zheng, he knew who this person was.

Yuan Qing was also stunned, the place where the third brother appeared was really a good place.

Yuan Zheng stepped forward and said: "The eldest brother is really Yaxing, he took his sister-in-law to swim along the waves of the Han River, and in the end he came out of the Jixia School Palace." ”

Yuan Qing frowned slightly and said: "You didn't appear at my Son Ceremony, but now you do, you really know how to pick a time and place." ”

Yuan Zhengdao: "I also want to appear on the big brother's big day, but the conditions don't allow it, and I still wish the eldest brother all the best." ”

The relationship between the two brothers is actually very weak, because they have not dealt with each other often since they were young.

In comparison, Yuan Qing and Yuan Lin are both serious people, and Yuan Zheng is not so serious.

The world also thinks that the distinction between a son-in-law and a concubine is called a rule.

Yan Xiayu glanced at Yuan Zheng and didn't speak, but it was definitely not the sister-in-law's eyes looking at the little uncle, it was more of a temptation.

Yuan Zheng is a very sensitive person, and naturally he also noticed some strange eyes from his sister-in-law, but Yuan Zheng didn't care about this matter, because Yuan Zheng had experienced too much because of such a tentative look.

I don't want to pretend to be young and promising in front of my eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Yuan Qing said: "When you go back to the north, there must be something, and it shouldn't be a belated congratulations to be able to come to me." ”

Yuan Zheng said simply: "I have taken the Iron and Blood Gate under my command, and they will move south in a few days, and now I will set up camp in the land south of the Yangtze River, but the Iron Blood Gate has moved south, and I need to bring a lot of iron weapons, and I need to open a high-quality road from the eldest brother, so as to ignore the officers and soldiers along the way." ”

Yuan Qing nodded and said, "This is not a problem, but I am more curious about another thing." ”

Yuan Zheng asked, "What is it?"

Yuan Qing said: "Since you left the Martial Prince's Mansion, I haven't met with you, I have also heard about your troubles in the imperial city, I want to know, how is your martial arts cultivation, on the night of the full moon, many things can happen, for example, a martial arts competition." ”

Yuan Zheng: "......"