Chapter 63: The Left Emperor of the Nine Marquis's Youzhou

Leng Zhuo did not choose the route of going south from Yunzhou and returning to the Leng family fiefdom in Chuzhou through Qingzhou, but took a long detour, taking the merchant carriage that collected pear flowers and trees in the village to Youzhou in the west of Yunzhou, taking this road, Leng Zhuo also wanted to avoid the Wei family for the sake of safety, after all, with the close relationship between Princess Piaoxue and Wei Zhilan, the news of Leng Zhuo's appearance in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range would soon be transmitted.

Youzhou is one of the three major states in the north of the Tianlong Empire, the land of Youzhou is mountainous, there are many river valleys in the territory, there is the largest horse farm in the north of Youzhou, it is one of the three major horse farms of the empire, there is a branch of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain at the junction of Yunzhou and Youzhou, Wutong Mountain, in the mountains of Wutong Mountain, there is a very important pass road, Luofeng Pass, and this Luofeng Pass is also the dividing line of the two states.

"Ride, snap!" The whip slashed in mid-air in a graceful arc, slapping on the horse's buttocks, the horse was in pain, pulling the cart slowly forward, passing through the wall of Luofeng Pass.

"Boss Ma, ...... you just now?" Leng Zhuo said in disbelief as he looked at the timber merchant who jumped into the carriage.

"Hehe, those are the officers and soldiers guarding the customs, they don't want to cause trouble, the best way is to send it away with a little money, this is also a precedent, give the money, it is naturally better to pass the customs, otherwise it will be light to circle you for a few days!" Boss Ma lowered his voice and whispered.

"Those are officers and soldiers, how can I look like a ruffian, I don't even have a decent weapon?" Leng Zhuo said with his eyes wide in disbelief.

"Hehe, there's no fuss, the food and salaries of the officers and soldiers have been deducted by the officials, and the weapons issued by the arsenal every year have been bought and sold by the generals, leaving only some to support the scene, this Luofeng Pass itself is located inland, how many years have not been fighting, except for the patrol every two or three years, almost no one cares, over time it has become like this, we have long been used to it!"

"No, how did I hear that there have been a few battles in the north in the past two years, but a lot of soldiers and horses have been used!" Leng Zhuo, that cheap teacher, Luo Yun seems to be the emperor who returned to the imperial capital after making meritorious service on the northern battlefield, and I heard that the scale of the fight is not small.

"That's in the grassland of Youbei, there are more than a dozen heavy passes behind it, but it doesn't affect this, to say that there are still a lot of soldiers in the empire that can fight, such as the Phoenix Legion stationed near Phoenix City, which is one of the three major legions in Youzhou, and fights with the northern Hu people all the year round, the most elite, to deal with this group of inland officers and soldiers, it is normal to fight ten at a time! My nephew is a left cavalry commander in the Phoenix Legion, hehe, he came back a year ago, and it is called a majesty. Boss Ma was obviously a little excited when he talked about the Phoenix Legion.

"Boss Ma, our destination this time, if I'm not mistaken, the city lord of Phoenix City, it should be surnamed Zuo Yu, and the Phoenix Legion should also be!" Leng Zhuo nodded with a smile and asked rhetorically.

Boss Ma, who was doing timber trading, nodded, and said: "Yes, the Zuo Yu family is the top wealthy family in Youzhou, and the head of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion is now the eldest master of the Zuo Yu family, Zuo Yushu, who has the Phoenix Legion, one of the three major legions in Youzhou, and the second master is the lord of Phoenix City, and the third master is the dean of Phoenix Academy. ”

Zuo Yujia, today's most relied on by His Majesty, is also an old aristocratic family, but the Zuo Yujia was a hundred years ago was decayed, until the last two generations have eased up, and to the current emperor in power, the Zuo Yujia is even more heroic, in addition, the Zuo Yujia also produced a concubine, Zuo Yuqing, the Zuo Yujia naturally rose and became the emperor relied on the noble.

Out of Luofeng Pass, the carriage stepped up to the west, striving to reach the town ten miles away before the evening, but as for this Luofeng Pass, few people are willing to fight here.

Xiejiaji Town, is by the official road, is the largest town within a radius of 30 miles, surrounded by the Lu River, rich water and soil, is a more important grain town in Phoenix, the carriage slowly entered the town, stopped in front of a big car shop, the guy in the store naturally knew Boss Ma, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Boss Ma, you are back, this road is smooth!"

"Hehe, go feed the horses some good food, and prepare some food for us!"

"Boss Ma, you go in first, I just saw that there is a grocery store on the street that is still open, let's go clean up the things, even if this leather is the road fare, you must be dismissed, otherwise we won't dare to take your carriage!"

"Okay, then I'll take it!" Boss Ma is a refreshing northern man, Leng Zhuo said this, so naturally he didn't refuse, and accepted the fox skin.

Although Leng Zhuo's body is not empty as a wilderness, it is almost the same, when he was separated from Wang Ruotong, he gave most of the money to Wang Ruotong, and there was not much left on his body that was spent at night on the road, and when he was still in Yuntianling, Li Yuanba and Zhao Yun killed a lot of demonic beasts, and the fur, tendons, and demon cores were all kept, and these were all money.

Leng Zhuo took Zhao Yun and the three of them each carrying a thick stack of animal skins into a grocery store, the shop of this grocery store is not small, there are two floors up and down, the shop is a ten-year-old young man, seeing Leng Zhuo and a few people walking in, he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted each other with a smile: "Few, but if you want to sell goods, we have a master in Zuoyu groceries, and we have always bought and sold fairly, Tong Suo is not bullied, you can be regarded as the right one to come to Zuoyu groceries, a few guests sit first, and I will serve tea!"

Zuo Yu groceries, you don't have to think about it to know that this is the property of a Zuo Yuhou Mansion, but this job is clever, and the words are a lot more comforting: "You can estimate these things first, they will almost be sold, hurry up as much as possible, let's go to dinner!"

"Hey, then I'll take a look!" said the man, spreading out a piece of animal skin, the outermost layer of animal skin was wrapped in broken wolf skin, after all, if the animal skin wants to sell for a price, the condition is very important.

The guy opened the wolf skin foreskin, revealing some snow-white fur inside, the guy just looked at it twice, then changed color slightly, quickly stood up, and said: "Hehe, guest, wait a minute, I don't dare to talk nonsense about your goods, I'll go and ask the shopkeeper to come down!"

"Shopkeeper, Second Miss!"

"Little Liu, don't you look at the shop below, run up and do something!"

"Shopkeeper, I don't want to, it's just that there's a big guest below, I really don't dare to look at it!"

Zhang Mai has a silver beard, oh, this guy is selected by him, he is clever and studious, and he is a seedling, so Zhang Maiping said that he will hand over some small business to him to do, which can be described as a dedicated cultivation, and this kid is also promising, and he has studied with him for three years, and he can be regarded as being able to take charge of himself, and even this kid does not dare to look at the goods: "What kind of goods did the other party bring!"

"Animal skins, but they are not ordinary animal skins, one of them seems to be a fifth-order snow-patterned tiger skin, and it is very complete, and the quality is at least superior!"

"Oh!" Zhang Mai also came to his senses at this time, stood up openly, and just took two steps, but remembered that his young lady was still there, so he quickly turned around and said to the young lady who was checking the accounts: "Second Miss......!"

"Hehe, I'm also quite interested, let's go down and have a look, fifth-order snow-patterned tiger skins are not common!" Zuo Yuyi smiled sweetly, stood up, and went downstairs with the maid behind him.

Zhang Mai went downstairs, and saw several large bags in the lobby, one of which was opened, the fur of the snow-striped tiger was so exposed, the snow-white fur and a faint milky white halo, Zhang Mai's pace was a little faster, and the dry palm gently brushed on the animal skin, feeling the cool touch: "Sure enough, it is a high-grade fur, and it is a whole sheet without any damage, only this one can be sold for a minimum of three thousand gold, this snow bear fur is not bad with the fur of the iron-backed bear, but it is worse than this snow-striped tiger skin, 1,800 gold is still required!" ”

The old man was knowledgeable, and he opened the price of these animal skins with a loud mouth: "All of them add up, almost more than 17,300 gold, counting 34 animal tendons, make up a whole number of 20,000 gold, what do the guests think of this price!"

Leng Zhuo groaned for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's the price!"

"Wait a minute, I'll get you the golden ticket!"

Zuo Yuyi blinked his big eyes and looked at the four people sitting in the lobby, stepped forward and said, "In the lower Zuo Yuyiren, I haven't asked for a few names!"

Leng Zhuo turned his head, looked at the bright-eyed woman in a green willow skirt and a plum blossom gold silk jacket, and said, "In Xia Leng Zhuo, is there something wrong with Miss Zuo Yu?"

"Hehe, it's okay, but I'm just curious, you just came out of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, you can hunt and kill the fifth-order snow-streaked tiger, this strength is not low, by the way, are you interested in joining the army, Phoenix City is recruiting, with a few skills, I think there will be a great achievement, and there is a great chance of being a nobleman in the future!"

"Join the army!" Leng Zhuo was stunned for a moment, but he smiled and said: "Forget it, it's not fun in the barracks, I still want to walk more!"

"Guest, this is 20,000 golden tickets, you count them, this golden ticket is the banker ticket of my Zuo Yuyin Village, and it can be exchanged in the main cities of all states of the empire!"

Ye Xun grabbed the golden ticket, stuffed it into his arms, stood up and said, "Then don't bother, say goodbye!" Leng Zhuo, who was anxious and like an arrow, didn't have the heart to deal with the Zuo Yu family at the moment.