This story is pure fiction.

The dynasty is unknown, in troubled times.

Yunzhou City is a state city built on a hill. If it is foggy or rainy, look at it from a distance, as if floating on the clouds, as the name suggests for Yunzhou.

Walking in the central area of Yunzhou City, on that bustling avenue, you will see a wide mansion standing there in the distance.

When I got closer, I saw that this house had a garden in front and back. There are rockeries, streams, pavilions, flowers and plants, trees, high-end and chic. The house is not majestic, but it is extremely luxurious.

Of course, to the discerning eye, this is not an ordinary house.

It's accurate, it is.

The owner of this mansion is called Zhou Xian.

I saw that he had a broad forehead, a prominent frontal bone, and a short jaw. Handsome in appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a majestic figure. It is a famous businessman in Yunzhou Mansion and a well-known local businessman.

Speaking of experience, Zhou Xian is not a native of Yunzhou, but a native of Hezhou.

Hezhou and Yunzhou are two completely different county capitals, and the two places are 300 miles apart. In the early years, Zhou Xian left his hometown and came to Yunzhou from Hezhou.

first ran a small business, and then met a nobleman, and then slowly made a fortune and became a big businessman.

Some officials may ask: Why did Zhou Xian come to Yunzhou?

There are two reasons for this:

First, the land in Hezhou is barren, there are many people and little land, and there is no food to eat. In order to have enough to eat, as long as the people of Hezhou are adult men, they have to go out to do business, which has become a local custom.

If you don't go out, you will be looked down upon by your neighbors.

Therefore, Zhou Xian is no exception.

Second, Yunzhou is densely populated, close to rivers and official roads, and has a strong commercial atmosphere. Compared with Jizhou, water and land transportation is more convenient, and trade is more developed.

Therefore, Zhou Xian weighed the pros and cons and came to Yunzhou.

How did it get started?

Zhou Xian is in Yunzhou, although he has no relatives and no one to rely on, but with a lot of hard work, he has set a foothold. First, he rented a small store and opened a small restaurant, specializing in rice noodles and noodles.

The small restaurant business is not good. Excluding the cost, it is only enough for food and clothing.

Later, an accidental event disrupted Zhou Xian's peaceful life, and also made Zhou Xian's fate take a major turn.

It turned out that on Yunzhou Street, there was a street fighter named "Zhai Yun" and nicknamed "Black Dog". Five short statures, full of flesh, and carrying a sword with him.

Zhai Yun relied on his martial arts, was domineering, bullied, and did all kinds of evil.

One day, Zhai Yun came to Zhouxian's restaurant, ate a bowl of noodles, and left without paying. At that time, Zhou Xian didn't know that the person in front of him was a street fighter, so he stepped forward to ask for money.

Zhai Yun is used to eating, and where he eats, he never pays for it.

Seeing that Zhou Xian grabbed him and asked for money, where did Zhai Yun agree, and asked loudly: "Do you know who I am?" ”

Zhou Xian didn't know the depths, and said: "I don't care who you are, my small business is not easy, and I have to give money if I eat noodles." ”

When Zhai Yun heard this, in a fit of anger, he raised his fist and knocked Zhou Xian to the ground with one punch.

Suddenly, Zhou Xian vomited blood from his mouth and couldn't get up. Despite this, Zhou Xian still did not give up, crawled over, hugged Zhai Yun's thigh, twisted Zhai Yun, and paid the money before leaving.

Everyone came to watch, pointing, and talking. The more people gathered, knowing that Zhai Yun was a street fighter, they all dared to speak angrily on the sidelines, but they didn't dare to help each other.

When Zhai Yun saw Zhou Xian, he was not afraid of fighting, and he was extremely angry, but because of the crowd watching, he pulled his legs and left, but he couldn't break free of Zhou Xian's hands. He wanted to pull out the sword from the scabbard and put Zhou Xian to death.

"Stop!" At this moment, from the crowd, a voice came, like a huge thunder, which suddenly pierced the sky.

I saw a middle-aged man, with wide eyebrows, a big face, wearing a hat, holding a sharp sword, a tight-fitting martial arts uniform, dressed in black, pushing aside everyone and breaking into front of Zhai Yun.

Zhai Yun was taken aback, obviously didn't know him, and said, "Who are you?" Be nosy. ”

The man said, "The contemptible man is called Yan Jun." Seeing you bullying the weak, I'll take care of this idle matter. ”

Zhai Yun gave up Zhou Xian and fought against Yan Jun.

Yan Jun is good at dancing and swordsmanship, with a strong body, strong bones, dignified and neat, powerful swinging, one frame and one style, and aggressive.

Zhai Yun waved the drunken sword, imitating the drunken posture, swinging the sword in the air with his will, slow at first, and then fast, although the form was like drunk, but it was not drunk, but to lure the other party, step by step.

The two of you went back and forth, and fought more than 20 fights, regardless of victory or defeat.

Seeing this, Zhai Yun was irritable and eager to win, and it was inevitable that he would show flaws. was looked out by Yan Jun, and Yan Jun took advantage of the situation to stab Zhai Yun in the left chest. Zhai Yun couldn't dodge and was stabbed down on the spot.

Yan Jun stepped forward and made up another sword, and Zhai Yun begged for mercy. Yan Jun was soft-hearted, and was about to spare it, turning around to leave. Unexpectedly, although Zhai Yun was stabbed in the chest, he did not hit the vital point.

Zhai Yun tried his best, got up and stabbed Yan Jun in the chest.

Yan Jun is in the sword.

Zhai Yun fell to his death.

Yan Jun spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhou Xian hurriedly crawled over and put Yan Jun's head on his lap.

Yan Jun waved his hand and said to Zhou Xian with difficulty: "I can't do it, you don't care about me." ”

After a pause, Yan Jun said again: "There is a small cave on the mountain, and there are three big trees at the entrance of the cave. The cave contains gold and silver jewelry. You go take it out and do some big business and fund those who need help. ”

Yan Jun swallowed his breath after saying that.

Although Zhou Xian was injured, his injuries were not serious. After enduring the pain with tears and burying Yan Jun, he came to Yanshan to look for it.

The mountain is the mountain behind Yunzhou City, and the entrance of the cave is easy to identify because there are three trees.

Zhou Xian entered the cave and saw that it was pitch black. I lit a torch, searched, searched, searched, searched for a day and a night, and finally found gold, silver and jewelry.

With this as the capital, Zhou Xian bought a coal mine on the mountain and started a big business of mining coal.

Of course, the coal mining business is becoming more and more prosperous and makes a lot of money. In order to support the façade, Zhou Xian purchased a luxurious courtyard in the center of the county government. I bought Yahuan, Jiading, Lao Mazi, etc.

Zhou Xian, who has made a fortune, will not enjoy it alone. He kept in mind Yan Jun's last words, befriended powerful people, bribed officials and officials, acted chivalrous and righteous, and specialized in helping the trapped heroes.

Because of this, some people named Zhou Xian "Chivalrous Merchant" behind their backs.

Zhou Xianqi is famous in all directions.

On this day, Zhou Xian sat on a chair, alone, holding a teacup, tasting tea, and humming a song in his mouth. The chair is a Taishi chair, pork liver colored, and it is also carved with patterns. I don't know why it's called.

There were two maids and three family members standing next to them, obeying Zhou Xian's call at any time.

It can be seen that Zhou Xian is in a happy mood.

At this time, the doorman came to report that a man had come to ask for help.

Zhou Xian came out to take a look, but it was a man with blood on his body.

The man said confidently: "When you see thieves stealing things, the government doesn't care." I killed the thieves, fearing the revenge of my fellow thieves, and I have nowhere to hide, can I avoid here? ”

Zhou Xian agreed and arranged for the family to take him to the backyard for placement.

At that time, the imperial court was dark, officials took bribes, the world was chaotic, and the society was disorderly.

In troubled times, it is neither fair nor fair, and it is not peaceful.

Bullying, bullying men and women, adultery and robbery, big thieves and petty thieves happen everywhere and all the time. The government has lost credibility, is powerless to manage, and does not dare to manage; Even if you dare to manage it, you can't manage it, and even the more you manage it, the darker it becomes.

Some heroes, who really couldn't stand it, took the initiative to stand up and kill the tyrannical and domineering for the heavens. Of course, if they killed someone, some of them had to be held accountable, and they had nowhere to hide, so they all asked Zhou Xian for help.

Zhou Xian did not refuse to come, and tried his best to rescue and hide the hero. Either as a domestic servant, or as a bodyguard, or as a mine worker.

Zhou Xian was willing to spend silver, and most of the silver he earned was used to save people from danger. even scattered all his family assets and repeatedly maneuvered among the officials, with the aim of keeping the heroes from sanctions.

Over the years, many heroes have been rescued and taken in, and the number has reached several hundred.

Despite this, Joo Hyun never shows off, always keeping a low profile, and is content to be full of heart.

In the process of dealing with officials, as long as he can be exempted from the criminal responsibility of Haoxia, Zhou Xian is extraordinarily generous. In personal life, he is not particular and extremely stingy.

Usually dress ordinary, even shabby, never pay attention to color grades, as long as they are cleaned.

Eat a meal, only eat one meat dish, one vegetarian dish, and one soup. The means of transportation to go out is a broken ox cart pulled by a calf.

However, Zhou Xian ran to save the heroes from emergencies, and he was more attentive than himself.

There is a man named Lu Gui, who is tall, has a strong physique, sword eyebrows and a wide face, and is heroic and chivalrous. A martial arts, like swordsmanship, making a big knife weighing more than 200 catties, dancing vigorously.

One day, the wind and rain came suddenly, the clouds did not disperse, and the rain fell in the sky, falling and stopping, dense, as if leaking from the net, delicate and rich.

Lu Gui was walking on the street, and unintentionally, he met a gentleman, bullying the weak, blatantly, seizing a beautiful woman walking on the street, and wanting to occupy him as his wife.

So he killed him.

Later, Lu Gui was wanted by the government and offered a reward for his arrest. If anyone dares to hide, the whole family will be punished.

In desperation, Lu Gui escaped and hid in his uncle's house.