On the tenth day of August in the tenth year of Baoda, it was the tenth day of the first month.

Located on the northwest side of the Wuping Military Legation Office, there is a famous inn in the past. Why is it famous? Why in the past, just because the owners of the inn were all Ma's.

This inn with the title of Ma Yin, the king of Chu Province, "Ju Nan Pavilion", once upon a time it was infinitely beautiful.

Aside from the others, let's just say that in the first year of Later Liang Kaiping (907) and the second year of Tiancheng of the Later Tang Dynasty (927), when the two emperors of the Central Plains conferred the title of Ma Yin as the king of Chu, the guest envoy who was responsible for the southward decree and ceremony did not settle down in the post house, but was led by the officials of Chu to stay here and leave Mobao.

It is enough to carry the diplomatic functions of the two countries, which is enough to explain the special status of the South Pavilion at that time, and the word "Junan" also fully reflects the national policy of Ma Yin Zhichu - "Serve the Son of Heaven and serve the people below", living alone in the "south" and doing things in the "north".

The main gate that hangs the gold plaque of Ma Yin's inscription, coupled with the side door of the inscription of the king of Chu in the past dynasties, originally had a total of eight eight rooms, the column is poured in the form of a barrel tile loach, inlaid with pearls and jade all around it, the doors and windows are all fine withered gold dragon coils, and there is no vermilion powder decoration, a color of water mill group wall, with white stone steps, withered out of the appearance of flowers and plants, all kinds of ingenious workmanship, all amazing!

And such a gorgeous and magnificent building, but it is a well-known, daily progress and gold inn, and the nearby Wuping Military Festival Embassy Office, but also can be evenly divided, this is called Langzhou Zhengzhu what do you think? Glory eventually ends with the change of power. After the Ma brothers fell into the wall, Liu Yan took the opportunity to ascend to the throne, and the Ma family's heritage in Junange soon became a victim of political struggle.

Liu Yan's methods are also straightforward, on the grounds of blocking the feng shui of the government office, Shengsheng demolished the "Junan Pavilion" from eight rooms to two rooms, and demolished the remaining various gold and jade stones, which were naturally transported to his own inner warehouse, and then specially imposed heavy taxes on them. In this way, even if the owner of the inn is Fan Li, it will be difficult to operate.

When Liu Yan was destroyed and the Tang army occupied Langzhou, the inn could be regarded as regaining some vitality. Xu is the shopkeeper or surnamed Ma, although he is far away from the two kings of Chu who are far away in Jiangnan to "recuperate", but at least he can still have some relationship.

Therefore, Li Yuanjian was not too embarrassed after the festival, not only canceled the previous heavy taxes, but also came over in person to use some wine and food, and came to pay tribute to the ink treasure of the first king of Chu.

Xu was too close, and even the servants of the Jiedu Embassy often came to buy some fresh meat and vegetables for cooking in the house. Favored by the hot Li Dashuai, this precedent soon led to the psychology of following the trend, and the business of Ju Nange immediately improved.

It stands to reason that Li Yuan took such care, and the shopkeeper should not say that he was grateful, but he should also do business as he should, but this shopkeeper, who was not more than thirty years old, was helpless and pretentious, and after the ancestral property was revitalized, he had the audacity to do unrealistic daydreams, and had been waiting for the so-called "great cause" opportunity.

Today, the hour has just passed. It should not have been a good time for the inn to open, but the shopkeeper was already fully dressed, and sat behind the counter with great interest, a pair of blood-red eyes that had not slept all night, staring closely at the hidden door.

As a servant of the Ma family, he naturally knew what was going on at the moment, and he also stood with his hands down in anticipation, the morning light washed away the dust around him, and at first glance it seemed that smoke was rising from his nostrils.

As the shopkeeper, he naturally can't see idlers in his eyes, and the shopkeeper is about to instruct these shopkeepers who are standing slightly dozing to wipe the tables and chairs in the inn again, when there is a muffled sound of "squeak", suddenly the extremely bright sunlight at the door of the inn suddenly disappears again.

Then, like a dark cloud falling from the sky, it directly enveloped the morning light at the door of the inn, and the light inside became dark for a moment. After overcoming the discomfort of changing vision one after another, the shopkeeper and the shopkeepers were shocked to see that several tower-like tall bodies were already standing straight in front of the inn, almost squeezing the door tightly.

"I don't know that this Ju Nan Pavilion can entertain guests from Jiangnan today?" A thunderous voice came, with a hint of coldness in his voice.

It seemed to be a kind of code word, but I saw that the shopkeeper made a slight glance, and a shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a smile: "Ju Nan Ju Nan, that is, the south of the big river, even the guests in the south of the Yangtze River are not entertained, why do you open an inn?" There is a guest inside, please! ”

"Hmm." These tower-like men walked in slowly, and the blocked sunlight soon shone in again, and the inn suddenly became bright again. At the same time, the shopkeeper and a few shopkeepers were not idle, and after counting exactly ten customers who poured in from outside the door, they immediately fastened the door.

These men are all dressed in cloth clothes, and each carries a heavy package, and others often can't tell what their identity is at a glance. Judging from the clothes alone, he is dressed as an ordinary person, but at a glance at his physique and posture, he looks like a soldier. There was an indescribable aura in the eyebrows, eyes, and up and down the body.

The shopkeeper immediately introduced these ten people into the lobby of the inn, bypassed the two porches, and the backs disappeared into the inner room together, and suddenly the crowd that had just risen in the entire inn lobby turned into silence in an instant.

As the innkeeper was always well-informed, he beckoned the ten men into a hidden room, and quickly discerned the shape of the blade from the bulging packages that these people had put down.

But the shopkeeper was very determined at this time, as if he had expected it, and said with a straight smile: "You are finally here!" I've been waiting for a long time in the next place......"

As soon as he said less than half respectfully, he was interrupted by the man at the head with a palm. There was a loud noise, and several large packages full of copper coins overflowing everywhere were wantonly sprinkled on the table, and the heavy copper smell immediately spread in the air.

"From now on, this inn will be owned by us. All this money is rewarded by His Royal Highness, and after the deed is completed, there will be even more rewards! ”

"Is it for the sake of these mundane things—" The shopkeeper was anxious, as if the copper coins piled up like a small hill in front of him had tarnished the ideal in his heart, but the hateful reality still defeated the ideal for the time being, and after a few glances, the words stopped abruptly, and his eyes suddenly lit up, which was almost worth the total income of the inn for a month.

The shopkeeper still bent down his waist, swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice: "That, thank Your Highness for the reward on behalf of your majesty!" Hehe, Jiangnan is worthy of being a rich place, and it is so generous! ”

The man at the head did not eagerly cater to this, and still bowed his head and packed the other packages with the nine people in his company, and skillfully spread out all kinds of weapons, and at the same time responded indifferently: "Hmm." Today, you will do what we ask, and remember to pick a smarter little two to drive in a while! The other two carriages ordered last night are ready quickly!

The hour is nervous, I will leave immediately, I don't like to be disturbed, so you don't have to talk too much to disturb, but if you talk more, you will be deducted ten times of room money, ten more words, be careful of your head!

Besides, this inn has been chartered by us, and you are not allowed to receive any other guests, and if I find other guests staying in the inn, you will go into the earth with them......"

This scene of coercion and temptation is obviously not much worse than the "joint charity act" envisioned in the heart of the shopkeeper, as if the dream of the "great cause" has been shattered.

But at this time, because of the bright guys in front of him, he could only endure it, rubbing his palms at a loss and responding: "Okay, good!" Do as you are told! Since last night, the inn has not been open to other guests, and the twenty rooms in the backyard are all empty! Later, as soon as the side door of the Jiedu Embassy Office opens, I will let Ah Fu drive you in......"