"Okay, I'll get someone to take you on board right away." The ninth girl didn't know why this old man was suddenly in such a hurry, but she couldn't think of letting go of such a good opportunity to hate money.

After Yu Ren's horse entered the village, he went straight to the largest courtyard. The largest courtyard in this household is the home of Mao Sanjin of the village. If it weren't for the urgency, Yu Ren wouldn't have led a group of people like this, and he would have to go into the village to find a guide at night.

It's easy to misunderstand others like them, and it's normal to think of them as horse thieves. However, now Yu Ren can't care so much. The current situation in Liaodong is chaotic, and I don't know when the Jurchens will start another big war. If Xiong Tingbi can't be invited out as soon as possible, I'm afraid that in a few years, the Jurchens will come to the gate.

At that time, the world will be in chaos, and half of the south of the Yangtze River will definitely not be protected. Losing this big market in half of the south of the Yangtze River, Yu Ren just wants to make a difference, but there is nothing he can do. Yu Ren has always seen the overall situation very clearly. Therefore, although he didn't like the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and he fought with them several times in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, he had to abandon his previous suspicions at this time and try his best to plan for the Ming Dynasty. Because at this time, the Ming Dynasty, although it still looks favored, is like a giant ship that has been pierced with thousands of holes, and it may be completely sunk by the next wave at any time.

And Yu Yuqian doesn't have as many plans as Yu Ren, let alone as far-sighted as him. She just wanted to get Yu Ren's attention and get him to pay attention to her. Even if this attention is generated because of hostility. Therefore, she made up her mind to help the Jurchens, help them attack the Ming Dynasty, and help them attack the Shanhaiguan.

She wanted to see how Yu Ren would react when he learned that the woman he had once despised had become an opponent he couldn't defeat.

She didn't care how many innocent people would be displaced, or how many soldiers would die on the battlefield. She's just a little woman, she doesn't have the ambitions of a man, and she's not as compassionate as some people. In her heart, she only cares about one person, a man she once loved deeply and brought her endless harm - Yu Ren.

When the Mao family's sea boat sailed away from the reed beach, Ah Yue breathed a long sigh of relief. In order to get out of here as soon as possible, he even left behind his beloved war horse. Because he didn't know who the knights outside the village were. They are the Jurchens, the first enemy of the Ming Dynasty; And Yu Yuqian is a key criminal in the imperial court. If people can see through their bodies, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will tell them.

And this place is only less than five miles away from Shanhaiguan. There are heavy troops stationed in Shanhaiguan. If they find out and surround the village, they will not be able to fly. Therefore, Ah Yue immediately decided to ask the nine girls to send them away immediately. Now that the boat is out to sea, his hanging heart has finally been relaxed.

At the same time that the Mao family's sea boat sent Ah Yue and them away from the village, Yu Ren was also invited into the courtyard by the nine girls. As soon as Yu Ren came, he explained his identity first, and said that he was willing to pay a lot of money to hire a guide.

When the ninth girl heard that she had come to ask for a guide, she relieved herself and led everyone into the courtyard to invite the old lady.

The village of Maojia Village is called Mao Sanjin, and he is an old man who has already ignored affairs, and looking at the appearance of the old man, he should be no less than seventy. The old man's health is already a little poor, and he needs help to walk. At this time, he was sitting in the hall and telling Yu Ren what he knew about the situation in Liaodong.

"Let's talk about these Jurchens! In fact, they have not been rich for many years. Although that Nurhachi is very capable of fighting, he did not dare to be our enemy in the past. Until the old general Li Chengliang passed away. The year after General Li's death, he led his troops to capture Fushun, and since then it has been out of control. Nowadays, most of the entire Liaodong has fallen into the hands of the Jurchens.

Our family used to make a living from fishing. He only started doing business with the Jurchens five years ago. In the past, the Jurchens would only use animal skins and ginseng to buy our things! A class of local products exchange. But now many of them have bought it directly with silver. In the past, we loaded a shipload of southern goods, and it took more than half a year to sell them out, and we had to run from place to place. Now, as long as you have the goods, it won't take more than three days to ship them to Fuzhou, and they will definitely be sold out. When the old man finished speaking, he coughed twice. His health has deteriorated significantly in the past six months, so he no longer runs out to do business. The family's business was all handed over to his son.

If it weren't for the nine girls telling him that this guest seemed to be from a lot of background, he was afraid that he would not have come out to accompany the guest in person.

"In this way, the seniors should have a good understanding of the terrain and situation of Liaodong?"

The old man shook his head, "If you want to say that you know Liaodong, you are not far less rich than my son." He has been fishing at home since he was a teenager, and he is always tossing around. Before our family went to Liaodong to do business, he had been in Liaodong for six or seven years. From Liaoxi to Liaodong, from Hetuara to Yizhou and Jinzhou. There is nothing he is not familiar with.

To be honest, although this kid is disobedient, if it weren't for him, our family wouldn't be where it is today. ”

In front of the guests, the old man Mao Sanjin couldn't help but praise his son a few words.

Yu Ren's eyes lit up, if what Mao Sanjin said was true, then isn't this Mao Fugui the person he was looking for? What he wants to find most now is such a person who knows the geography and humanities of eastern and western Liaodong and Liaoxi very well. There is such a person to help him, and then Xiong Tingbi will be invited out to reinstate. In this Liaodong, the Jurchens don't want to eat clean for a while.

"What about your son?" Yu Ren asked eagerly.

The old man glanced at Aunt Jiu on the side, "Ah Jiu, Fugui should come back!" I just heard that they landed in the afternoon. ”

The ninth girl stepped forward and walked, "Back to the old lady, the third uncle has just come back, and the goods have not been unloaded yet." Now it is unloading at the dock, and it is estimated that it will be back in a while. ”

The old man nodded. "The dog won't be back until a little later. It's getting late now, so why don't you stay at my house first! I still have some vacant rooms in my house.

Tomorrow, I'll ask the dog to find you a suitable guide. What does General Yu think? ”

Yu Ren still came here to find a guide as a Yanzhou guard. It is not easy to arouse the suspicion of others when it is said in this way.

Seeing that the guide's affairs were already clear, Yu Ren was not in a hurry.

So the group stayed at Mao's house first.

Early the next morning, he went to look for Mao Sanjin again.

The old man really didn't lose his trust, and after the two chatted, he asked his family to call his son Mao Fugui over.

This Mao Fugui is a middle-aged man of thirty-five or sixteen, with average appearance, not tall, two mustaches, and looks a little ruffian. Although Yu Ren's self-reported identity is the general of the Yanzhou garrison, this Mao Fugui does not seem to have any respect.

As soon as he came, he casually reclined on the chair and put this foot on the chair as well. Seeing his father glaring at him, Mao Fugui put down his feet in a daze.

After listening to his father's introduction, Mao Fugui just arched his hand to Yu Ren very casually, and then asked very casually, "General Yu came to my house, is there anything wrong?" ”

This Mao Fugui has been confused with the Jurchens for more than ten years, and in his eyes, these generals of the Ming Dynasty are all cowards. Therefore, he looked down on them from the bottom of his heart. As soon as he heard that Yu Ren was a general, this Mao Fugui first felt a little contempt.

Seeing Mao Fugui's arrogant appearance, Liang Zongyi leaned over and whispered in Yu Ren's ear, "General, I see that this kid is very arrogant, I'm afraid that he is not very stable in doing things, should we consider finding another guide in another company?" ”

Yu Ren shook his head. "It doesn't matter, we're looking for a guide, not a general, as long as the information he gives us is true and accurate, nothing else matters."

After speaking, Yu Ren turned to Mao Fugui and said, "I heard that you are familiar with both Liaodong and the Jurchen tribe, right?" ”

"Familiar?" Mao Fugui let out a sneer. "It's more than familiar, let me tell you that! In Daming, if you want to say who is most familiar with Liaodong, I am second, and no one dares to rank first. I am more familiar with this place in Liaodong than they are all Jurchens. During the six or seven years I was in Liaodong, I traveled to almost every town and every village of the Jurchens in Liaodong.

I have friends not only among the Jurchens, but also among Koreans and Mongolians. If I hadn't brought it, our Maojia Village would still be just a small fishing village, and everyone only knows how to go out to sea to fish every day. After a year, I can't even afford to buy a new set of clothes! ”

Mao Fugui said this, with a little smugness on his face.