Chapter 484. Xiliang businessman
Yang Peng glanced at him, and saw that he was wearing gold and silver silk and satin, and he looked like a local tyrant, so he couldn't help but smile and asked, "What kind of business are you doing?" ”
When Li Mingtong heard this, he couldn't help but get nervous, because his intuition told him that King Yan was testing him by asking this, so he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, bowed down and said, "The villain, the villain is a local Malaysian businessman!" "Li Mingtong said a 'big' word, he originally wanted to be modest, but after thinking about it, since King Yan wants to test his own ability, or don't be modest, not only can not be modest, but also exaggerate appropriately, so he added a 'big' word in front of 'horse businessman'.
Yang Peng heard that he was a Malaysian businessman, and he couldn't help but be interested, Yang Peng was very interested in businessmen from all over the world, and he was not sensitive to scholars. Yang Peng said: "Your surname is Li, I remember, you are the largest horse merchant in Xiliang and the owner of the Li family's horse farm." ”
Li Mingtong saw that Yang Peng had heard of him a long time ago, and he was so surprised that he didn't know where to put his fat hands. He didn't know that every time Yang Peng went to a place, one of the things he had to do was to understand the local merchants and handicrafts, and he Li Mingtong was the largest horse merchant in Xiliang, so Yang Peng naturally wouldn't miss him.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You Li Mingtong have already made a contribution to our Yan Yun...... Li Mingtong showed surprise, pointed to his nose and said: "Villain, villain has already made a contribution to King Yan?" This, this, villain, villain, but don't know? ”
Yang Peng said: "When I was still living in the sixteen states of Yanyun, I once sent people to buy horses everywhere, and there were a batch of 500 horses, I remember that they were bought from the Li Family Horse Farm in Xiliang. When Li Mingtong heard Yang Peng say this, he immediately remembered a big deal a few years ago, when a buyer who claimed to be a Shandong businessman came to buy it, and he bought 500 horses at one time, which was a rare big order, so Li Mingtong still remembers it clearly. Li Mingtong said in disbelief: "No, I didn't expect that it was King Yan who came to buy a horse!" Then he said excitedly: "The villain is really, really eyeless!" ”
Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Boss Li actually noticed something strange at that time, right?" Li Mingtong smiled and said, "Yan Wang Mingjian." The villain did find something strange at that time, but he felt that these people who came to buy horses really didn't look like the people of the Shangjia family, where did the people of the Shangjia family have such a strong temperament, and the villain also found that these people seemed to be in a hurry to get the horse! ……”
Yang Peng smiled and asked, "What is the price given by Boss Li?" Li Mingtong became uneasy at the time, and hurriedly said: "The villain didn't know that it was King Yan who wanted a horse at the time, it was really lard that blinded his heart and fell into the eyes of money, it was really a crime that deserved ten thousand deaths, and a crime that deserved ten thousand deaths!" ”
Yang Peng waved his hand and smiled: "Boss Li is wrong. Then he said gently: "There are no stupid businessmen who do business, and they are all the best of the old fritters." We were in a hurry to ask for horses at that time, and we didn't care too much about the price, which was seen by the bosses who sold horses, including Boss Li. But except for Boss Li, everyone else took the opportunity to blackmail us a lot of money, but Boss Li's price was very fair, which I have always remembered. ”
Li Mingtong was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and bowed down and said: "Don't dare to bear the praise of King Yan, just remember my father's teachings about the villain!" ”
Yang Peng smiled and said, "If Boss Li is willing, your Li Family Horse Farm can be used as my Yan Yunjun's designated horse farm." "The so-called 'designated horse farm' is not to merge this horse farm, but to incorporate this horse farm into Yan Yunjun's military horse supply system, according to Yan Yunjun's orders to provide qualified war horses for Yan Yunjun, in this system, the largest is naturally the official horse farm, and there are many private horse farms as a supplement. In fact, not only the horse farm industry, but also all walks of life serving Yan Yunjun are also similar in the way of organization, mainly government-run businesses and handicraft workshops, supplemented by private businesses and handicraft workshops, such as catapults, artillery carts and three-bow bed crossbows and other heavy equipment on those metal components, which are basically produced by private workshops. Generally speaking, once a private business or factory joins the system, then there is no need to worry about survival and development.
When Li Mingtong heard Yang Peng ask him if he was willing to use the Li Family Horse Farm as the designated horse farm for Yan Yunjun, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, stunned, and didn't care about revealing Yang Peng's identity, when he knelt down, kowtowed and said: "King Yan favors the grass people, and the grass people can't repay King Yan's great kindness even if they die!" Then he kowtowed a few more times. Another merchant who was drinking on the second floor saw this scene and immediately knew Yang Peng's identity, and the thin middle-aged man who was also dressed as a local tyrant immediately left his seat and ran over, but was stopped by two secret guards.
The thin middle-aged man, seeing that the benefits were all taken up by Li Mingtong, was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and shouted: "His Royal Highness King Yan, Zhao Cong, a grass citizen, meets His Royal Highness King Yan!" So saying, he bowed down.
Yang Peng said to Li Ming: "Get up." Li Mingtong stood up, only feeling that he was already the king of Yan, and his heart was full of a sense of honor, and he stepped aside.
Yang Peng stood up, walked in front of Zhao Cong, looked at this guy who was lying on the ground, and said lightly: "Your name is Zhao Cong, then you are the biggest salt merchant in Xiliang." ”
Zhao Cong was overjoyed when he heard that King Yan actually knew about him, and hurriedly said: "It's the villain, it's the villain!" Yang Peng snorted coldly and said, "You are indeed a villain!" I heard that during the period when Xixia was defeated and retreated to Xiliang Mansion, you, the largest salt merchant, hoarded Juqi, and maliciously raised the price of salt, and made a lot of money! Zhao Cong was drenched in cold sweat when he heard this, and after listening to Chen Xiao's words, he hurriedly kowtowed: "The villain should die, the villain should die!" ”
Yang Peng smiled: "Since you also think that you deserve to die, then I will send you to die!" Zhao Cong was so frightened that the feces and urine flowed together, and the crotch of his pants was soaked all of a sudden, and there was a smell mixed in the original fragrant atmosphere, Zhao Cong hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "King Yan spares his life, King Yan spares his life!" ...... "His head thumped on the floor, and his relatives and friends were so frightened that they fell to their knees when they saw that the situation was not good; Li Mingtong's eyes showed a happy expression, he was already dissatisfied with Zhao Cong's hoarding and raising the price of salt during this period of time.
Yang Peng returned to his position and sat down, glanced at Zhao Cong, who was still kowtowing, and said, "Okay, don't kowtow!" Zhao Cong hurriedly stopped, and his heart was like fifteen buckets, up and down.
Yang Peng said: "Although what you did is hateful, after all, it is a matter of the Western Xia period, and my Yanyun Law can't control the affairs of that time." From today onwards, as long as you abide by the law, not only will no one trouble you, but there will be someone to help you when you are in trouble. ”
Zhao Cong was incredulous, raised his head and looked at Yang Peng in a daze. finally reacted, cried with joy, and kowtowed vigorously, and his relatives and friends also kowtowed vigorously, thanking King Yan for his innocence.
Yang Peng walked in front of Zhao Cong, smelled a stench, couldn't help frowning, bent down to help Zhao Cong up, and said earnestly: "As a businessman, don't just look at interests, but also take responsibility!" Zhao Cong hurriedly nodded and said, "The villain has written it down!" ~ The villain has written it down! Yang Peng smiled: "Go back and run your business well, don't have any worries." However, it is important to remember that you must follow the law. Zhao Cong was grateful, and said excitedly with tears: "King Yan treats the villain so leniently, if the villain does something illegal again, it is better than a beast!" The villain must remember the teachings of King Yan! ”
Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "I believe you are a person who keeps his word." This simple sentence made Zhao Cong feel an urge to escape his heart and dedicate it to the other party, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Zhao Cong suddenly felt the feces and urine in his crotch, and was extremely ashamed, and hurriedly said: "Villain, villain is rude!" Villain, villain retires! Yang Peng smiled and nodded. Zhao Cong hurriedly bowed to Yang Peng, then turned around and ran away with his pants, and his relatives and friends also bowed to Yang Peng and chased after him. Yang Peng returned to his seat and sat down, and Ya Yu Guanyin glanced at Yang Peng with admiration.
Yang Peng said to Li Mingdao, who was standing on the side: "You go back first, someone will come and explain the specific things to you." Li Mingtong replied and bowed to Yang Peng: "The villain retires!" Yang Peng nodded. Li Mingtong returned to the relatives and friends, and whispered what Yang Peng told him just now, and all the relatives and friends were extremely excited and excited. Immediately, everyone settled the account, got up and bowed to Yang Peng and Ya Yu Guanyin from a distance, and left.
Yang Peng picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, glanced at the distant city wall outside the window, and frowned: "Why haven't the Tubo people moved yet?" Ya Yu Guanyin smiled: "If there is no movement, it is a good thing!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded.
At this moment, there was a sound of rapid footsteps on the stairs, and then a scout with a sweaty face rushed up, it was the scout who had reported to Yang Peng before. The scout stood at the top of the stairs, glanced upstairs, and saw Yang Peng and Ya Guanyin sitting by the window, and immediately ran over and bowed: "Meet King Yan, meet Niangniang!" ”
Yang Peng took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and asked, "Is there a new situation?" The scout shook his head and said, "Back to King Yan, although there is no new situation, it has confirmed the previous situation. We captured an enemy patrolman, and we learned from him that Songhyuk had indeed captured Dosang! Originally, Songhe was going to execute Duosang, but due to the plea of Hanon and others, it was changed to imprisonment, and Hanon and other Tibetan soldiers of the Zambu Tai line were very indignant. ”
When Yang Peng and Ya Yu Guanyin heard the news, they glanced at each other, and their eyes showed joy. Soon after, news came that Songhe had ordered Hanon and other soldiers of the Zambu Taiyi family to prove their innocence for the vanguard to attack the city, but it was met with a great backlash, and Hanon and others refused Songhe's order on the grounds that Dosang was arrested and his morale was unstable, and now the atmosphere in the Tibetan military camp was very tense.
Yang Peng pondered for a moment and told Ya Yu Guanyin a plan. Ye Yu Guanyin smiled and said angrily: "The eldest brother also said that the little sister is treacherous, in fact, the little sister is compared with the eldest brother, in the words of your Han people, it is beyond the reach of the big witch!" Yang Peng laughed. ……
Hanon and other generals gathered together to discuss the current matter, and everyone was worried, but Yiduo looked angry, and said angrily: "Fuck, I arrested Duosang first, and now I want us to die!" This bastard, I really want to kill him! Hanon shouted, "Don't talk nonsense! Edor closed his mouth, but he exhaled angrily.
Tashi Tsering said worriedly: "We don't listen to his orders, of course, because he wants to frame us under the guise of public welfare, but we are afraid that he will arrest us for disobeying military orders!" ”
Yido roared: "He dares! He has to dare to do it, and we are not vegetarians! Hanon pondered, "I don't think General Songhe would have taken such drastic action. Once it causes civil strife and is broken by Yan Yunjun, we will certainly not end well, and he Songhe may not be much better! The generals nodded.
Tashi Cairen said: "One more point, if Songhyuk reports our disobedience to the military order to the court and His Majesty, we, how should we explain?" ”
Hanon said: "We didn't obey the general's order because he Songhe pretended to be a public servant and wanted to eradicate our generals of the great generals, and his arrest of Duosang is proof of this. Duo Sang's matter, as long as you are not a stupid person, anyone can see it, it is the counter-plan of the Yan Yun people, but Song He insists on disposing of Duo Sang on this ground, and he also wants us people to be arrows to desperately want to get rid of us by the hands of the Yan Yun people, what is this not a fake public and private intention to frame? It's better in front of His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, but let everyone see what kind of villain Songhe is! Everyone nodded, all looking a little excited.
Hanon said: "But that 'secret envoy' is a trouble, in front of His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, if he continues to talk nonsense like now, it will be not good for Duo Sang, but it will also be quite bad for us, and if Duo Sang has been in the hands of Song He, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not use torture to extract a false confession from Duo Sang." If these are in front of His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty, we will not be able to argue, in the words of the Han people, 'jumping into the Yellow River will not be able to wash away'! The crowd became worried, and Yiduo shouted, "Kill that bullshit 'secret envoy' and rescue Duo Sang!" The hearts of the people moved, and they felt that this was the only way to do it, and they looked at Hanon together.
Hanon squinted and said, "It's like Yiduo said!" However, these two things are not trivial, and it would be terrible if Song He was caught and revealed! Therefore, these two things must be done secretly, and Songhy must not be noticed! We need to select a group of warriors who are most loyal to us and would rather die than reveal the truth after being arrested to carry out these two missions! Yiduo slapped his chest and said loudly: "Leave this matter to me, I guarantee that all the selected warriors will not be greedy for life and afraid of death!" Hanon nodded and said, "The soldiers under the command of Yiduo are indeed the most suitable candidates, so let Yiduo choose the warriors, and bring them to me when they are finished." Yiduo answered and ran out of the big tent. ……
In the middle of the night, there was silence in the barracks, and many dark shadows marched quickly in the Tibetan military camp, avoiding sentry posts and patrols. Soon after, five or six dark shadows crept into the shadows next to a tent with two sergeants standing guard at the door. A black shadow made a gesture, and the two black shadows behind him immediately bowed down and walked up gently, silently like a night cat, walked behind the two sergeants, suddenly jumped up, covered the sergeant's mouth and nose with his left hand, and pulled the dagger on the sergeant's throat with his right hand.
Two men in black immediately dragged the bodies of the two sergeants to the shadowy place behind the tent. The man in black in the shadows on this side immediately rushed forward. The two men in black stood guard in the darkness outside the tent, and the rest of the men in black quickly entered the tent. It was very dark in the tent, and someone called out in the Tibetan language: "Duosang." A weak voice in the middle of the tent answered, "Who, who called me?" ”
The men in black immediately ran to the middle of the tent, and vaguely saw a man tied to a stake in the middle, the light was too dim to see, but he seemed to have been tortured. The man in black at the head asked in Tubo, "Are you Duosang?" Duo Sang nodded, glanced at the black-clothed people in front of him, frowned, and shouted in a low voice: "You guys go quickly, don't do this kind of thing!" Songhe has no evidence, and when I get to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will naturally return my innocence! ”
The black-clothed man at the head said: "It seems that you are indeed Duo Sang!" Then he ordered the man in black beside him: "Take him off and leave here immediately!" Immediately, two men in black stepped forward and cut the rope that bound Duo Sang with a dagger, and Duo Sang only felt his body go soft and slid down, but fortunately, a man in black next to him quickly helped her so that he did not fall to the ground. Duo Sang helped the man in black and said to the man in black who was the leader: "I told you to leave me alone and leave quickly!" The leader of the men in black said, "We are under orders, but we can't listen to you!" Walking forward, Duo Sang wanted to say more, but the other party suddenly raised the knife and hit the back of his head fiercely, and fainted with gold stars in his eyes.
The leader of the men in black whispered, "Get out of here!" Immediately left the tent first, and the other two men in black followed out with Duo Sang.
A moment later, a few more men in black sneaked in. One of them shouted softly, "General Dosang......" and no one answered, and shouted twice, but still no one answered. Several men in black searched the tent, and found a wooden stake and a pile of severed ropes that had fallen under the stake. A man in black was puzzled, "What's going on?" Where is General Dosan? Another man in black said urgently: "Not good, not good!" I'm afraid it's a trap! Let's go! As he spoke, he ran outside, and the other people were all shocked when they heard his words, and when they saw him running out, they also hurried out. ……
Hanon and the others waited anxiously in Hanon's tent, which was not lit to prevent Songhyuk's men from seeing it and becoming suspicious. The tent was very quiet, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.
Suddenly, there was the sound of rapid footsteps outside the tent. Everyone in the tent stood up one after another, and Yiduo couldn't help but say, "I'm back!" The curtain of the door was opened, and two black-clothed men with their masked bandages removed strode in, and bowed to the generals: "I have seen all the generals! Yiduo asked impatiently, "How's it going?" Did the people get out? Kill that shitty envoy, right? ”
The two men in black glanced at each other, and the man in black on the left bowed down and said, "Something strange happened, my subordinates led people to save General Duosang, but they didn't find General Duosang, and General Duosang is gone!" Everyone was shocked, and Yiduo said angrily: "What do you mean it's gone?" Are you looking for the wrong tent? Damn it! The man in black on the left hurriedly said: "There is absolutely no mistake, and there is a wooden stake in the tent, which has tied people, and there is a pile of severed ropes underground, which must be the place where General Duosang was held before!" ”
Hanon asked, "You mean the rope was cut?" The man in black nodded: "Exactly!" We thought it was a trap of the enemy and immediately retreated! The generals looked at each other and were puzzled. Hanon suddenly felt a pang in his heart, and said to Yiduo urgently: "Yiduo, you go down immediately and secretly assemble the army in case of accidents!" Yiduo asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" Hanon shouted angrily, "Go! Yiduo answered and ran out.
Hanon asked the man in black on the right, "What's going on over there?" You won't and won't gain anything, will you? The man in black said: "We didn't find a target either, we searched all over the tent, and there was nothing at all!" ”
Hanon couldn't help but get agitated, pacing back and forth in the tent, frowning and muttering, "Fuck! What's going on here? If it's a trap, why hasn't there been any movement at this moment? ”……
Duo Sang woke up faintly. I was stunned when I saw the ceiling crisscrossed by beams and rafters. Turning his head to look at the room, he was surprised to find himself in a delicate bedroom. Duo Sang's mind couldn't turn for a while: Wasn't I in the barracks, how did I get here, where is this?
He sat up, got out of bed, hurried to the door, opened the door, and a small courtyard immediately appeared in front of him, and two tall sergeants in heavy armor and cloaks and holding long knives stood at the door. The two sergeants looked at him, and he also looked at the two sergeants, and suddenly, he realized that the appearance and attire of these two sergeants seemed to be Yan Yunjun, and he was shocked in his heart, and then he was even more puzzled, and asked angrily, "Where is this?" Who are you? ”
The sergeant on the left said: "This is Xiliang Mansion, and we are the secret guards under the command of King Yan!" Duo Sang was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, although he expected that he might hide in the hands of Yan Yunren, but this matter was too unbelievable after all, so although he had a guess in his heart, he didn't believe it, so he was so shocked when he heard that the sergeant affirmed his guess.
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.