Outside the room of "Tianzi No. 1", Su Hu, Xun Budao and other masters of the Western Regions helplessly surrounded a middle-aged man who was less than five feet tall, with dark skin like carbon, big ears, and a mouth of the river.

The unattractive man leaned on the door excitedly, ignoring the strange gazes of others, and looked into the crack in the door.

Squinting his eyes, pouting his buttocks, in order to let himself see more clearly, he shook his body a few times from time to time, which looked neither decent nor elegant, but he didn't care, but "peep" happily.

This person is the owner of this Tianyuan Inn, the head of the Yuan family in Shenzhou, Yuan Xiao.

"Master Yuan, what are you looking at?"

Suddenly, Xun Qin's voice sounded behind him, and Yuan Xiao, who was preoccupied, couldn't help but be stunned, quickly got up, grinned at the puzzled Xun Qin, and said curiously: "Miss, the people inside...... Is it really Liu Xunyi?"

"So what?"

"That Liu Xunyi who turned the Central Plains upside down?" Yuan Xiao didn't seem to believe Xun Xunqin's answer, so he asked again and again, "That Liu Xunyi who turned the local government and various sects around?"

"Master Yuan, what exactly do you want to say?" Xun Qindai frowned slightly, and did not answer the rhetorical question.

"Liu Xunyi is famous, and Yuan is very curious about such a character. ”

"What kind of character is Liu Xunyi?" Xun Qin asked with interest, "Could it be that Master Yuan knows him?"

"In today's rivers and lakes, who doesn't know Liu Xunyi?" Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "It's just that I know him, but he doesn't know me." Miss, Yuan has a reluctant request, I don't know ......"

"Master Yuan, but it's okay to talk about it. ”

"Can I ...... Why do you want to meet Liu Xunyi?" Yuan Xiaohan said with a smile, "Dare to go against the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty and compete with the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, such a hero is really a tiger's courage, rare in a hundred years, Yuan Mou...... I admire such a 'fierce man' in my heart. The first time I heard his rumors, I was full of admiration, and I just hoped that one day I could see Liu Xunyi's demeanor with my own eyes. Helplessly, the mountains and rivers are far away, and Yuan is unknown, such a character is really ...... to me Like the stars and the moon, out of reach. Hey hey ......"

"Master Yuan, did you come in a hurry, just to see Liu Xunyi who was 'thinking about the morning and evening'?" Abaolu asked in an unkind tone, "Do you know that we were almost poisoned by your distant relatives half an hour ago?"

Hearing this, Yuan Xiao, who wanted to see Liu Xunyi's demeanor, suddenly woke up, and hurriedly apologized to Xun Qin: "All the mistakes are Yuan's fault, blame Yuan for not having a strict family education and taking in such a despicable villain." It's no wonder that Yuan has no eyes, and he hasn't seen that this son's mental trick is wrong for so long......"

"Master Yuan's family has a big business, and the children of Yuan's family can't discipline him, how can he have the energy to train his buddy?" Looking at Yuan Xiao, who was sincerely frightened, Xun Qin waved his hand indifferently, and said empathetically, "Moreover, being coerced by others, his life is in danger, and I believe that the guy is also forced to do so." It's a pity that he lacked experience in the rivers and lakes, and he didn't get the benefits, but lost his life in vain. ”

"He deserves it!" Yuan Xiao scolded indignantly, "He ate me, wore me, and used me, but today he almost smashed my signboard, this kind of ungrateful white-eyed wolf is innocent." As for this, Yuan Xiao, who had palpitations, smiled, "Fortunately, the eldest lady's eyes are like a torch, and everyone is safe and sound, otherwise Yuan really doesn't know how to explain to the King of Shaoqin." ”

"It's a trivial matter, Master Yuan doesn't have to take it to heart. Listening to what Master Yuan just meant, you seem to appreciate Liu Xunyi very much? Don't you think that he is a traitor who sells his master for glory?"

"As the saying goes, 'If you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you believe partially, you will be dark'. Those people in the Central Plains seem to be shrewd, but in fact they are short-sighted, they only listen to the bewitchment of the imperial court, but they are unwilling to explore the truth of the matter. Yuan Xiao pouted and said, "Yuan is far away from the Central Plains, so he is naturally not instigated by those rumors. Without mentioning it from afar, it is said that the granaries of the three provinces of Xingyuan were robbed, what does it have to do with Liu Xunyi? It is clear that the Mongols did not believe in their words and used indiscriminate means to snatch the grain. I heard that when I was looking for clothes in Mobei Liu, I risked my life to mediate with the Mongols, otherwise what I would lose today would not only be the grain of the three provinces of Xingyuan, but also the territory of the three provinces. was originally a hero who saved the country and the people, but now he was wantonly smeared by the timid and fearful court, and became a scapegoat in a daze. It's just that most of the people in the Central Plains are ignorant and ignorant, and they like to follow the clouds, plus the court continues to spread rumors and slander, fanning the flames, so that Liu Xunyi jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash away his grievances. ”

"In fact, it is not that the people of the Central Plains are ignorant, but because they don't know the true face of Lushan, only because they are in this mountain'. Xun Qin sighed with emotion, "Master Yuan is like watching the fire and has far-reaching knowledge, but it also saves me a lot of trouble." ”

"Trouble?" Yuan Xiao seemed to hear the sound outside the strings, and thought, "Is there any command from the King of Shaoqin?"

"Master Yuan is quick to talk, and I won't go around in circles anymore. "Xun Qin can't be denied," We are here, mainly to ask Granny Peach Blossom to treat Liu Xunyi's injuries. In addition, I would like to introduce Liu Xunyi and the 'Four Mansions of Shangjing' to each other, so that we can make friends and take care of each other in the future. ”

The four prefectures of Shangjing are Shenzhou Yuanfu, Jeju Yanfu, Taiju Hongfu, and Gyeongju Leifu.

This was once the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and later occupied by the Mongols, and after years of war, all industries were in ruins, so that the martial arts sect entrenched here was difficult to maintain, and gradually withered, but bred many green forest bandits.

Most of these green forest bandits are ruffians who occupy the mountains as kings, and they are in a gang of thirty or fifty people, who have neither real talent nor ambition, and only know how to block the road and rob, seek money and kill people, so most of them are rabble, and it is difficult to become a climate.

More than 20 years ago, not long after the fall of the Jin Kingdom, the King of Shaoqin chose this "borderless land" where wolves and sheep were fed together, and jade and stone were mixed to accumulate strength for himself, so he invested a lot of gold and silver, and secretly supported Yuan Xiao, Yan Shun, Hongsi, and Lei Zhen, four fledgling green forest heroes who did not lose their courage and ambition, and helped them create a foundation, and gradually evolved into "Shangjing Four Mansions".

By constantly expanding their territory and annexing other gangs, Shangjing Sifu gradually became the most powerful civil force in Liaoyang and even in the northeast.

Many people joked that the four mansions in Shangjing are the embryonic shadows of the four great families of martial arts in the Central Plains, and even said that they are acting in the west and in the east, and they are like cats and tigers.

Actually, it is not, because the two sides are not comparable at all.

First of all, in terms of the foundation and status of the rivers and lakes, there is a world of difference between the four mansions in Beijing and the four major families, and the difference between cloud and mud. At least, there is no famous master in the four mansions of Shangjing, and even the martial arts of the four family masters can only be regarded as second-rate in the Central Plains martial arts.

Secondly, under the blessing of the King of Shaoqin, the four mansions of Shangjing have been indifferent and clear-minded for many years, and have few desires. does not fight for fame, does not pursue profit, and is afraid to avoid the fighting and killing of the Central Plains martial arts. What's more, the orthodox martial arts do not recognize that the Shangjing Sifu is a branch of the Central Plains martial arts, and they are not willing to be attached to the Central Plains martial arts.

Be content with the status quo, enjoy yourself, be your own "soil emperor" in Liaoyang, only fight wits and courage with the green forests and mountain bandits in the northeast, and never compete with other sects for power.

Interestingly, the four prefectures in Shangjing thought that the killing in the Central Plains was too heavy and bloody, and they refused to enter the customs. The factions in the Central Plains felt that this place was far away from prosperity and was wild and waiting to be reclaimed, and they refused to leave the customs for many years.

As a result, the four prefectures in Shangjing, which had no competition, went smoothly and became the overlord with a power of hundreds of miles.

This matter is not only the blessing of the four mansions in Beijing, but also the luck of the king of Shaoqin. After all, Shangjing Sifu is an important chess piece for him to recover Daliao.

"Mutual introduction?" Yuan Xiao asked as if he didn't understand, "Forgive me for being stupid, can the eldest lady get straight to the point?" Is it to introduce Liu Xunyi to the four mansions in Shangjing? or...... Introduce the four mansions in Beijing to Liu Xunyi?"

Looking at Yuan Xiao, who was solemn, the corners of Xun Qin's mouth raised a hint of a deep smile, and he pondered for a moment before he nodded slowly: "Master Yuan is worthy of being the head of the four prefectures in Beijing, and he really hit the nail on the head." Truth be told, I want to ...... you Introduced to Liu Xunyi. ”

"Shhh

Just this one sentence made Yuan Xiao shocked, and the banter that lingered between his eyebrows disappeared without a trace between the electric light and flint.

Yuan Xiao is wise and foolish, of course he understands the difference between the two sentences. It is by no means a simple question of who "takes care of" whom, but who "sits in the bank".

If Liu Xunyi is introduced to the four prefectures of Shangjing, all things in the future will be dominated by the four prefectures of Shangjing, supplemented by Liu Xunyi. On the contrary, Liu Xunyi is the main body, supplemented by the four prefectures in Beijing.

The difference in numbers represents two completely different destinies.

As the four tigers "captive" in the northeast by the Shaoqin King, the four mansions of Shangjing have been growing steadily for many years, and Xu Tu is enterprising, and the Shaoqin King invests tens of millions of gold and silver here every year, but he has never asked them to do any errands for him.

In fact, when the King of Shaoqin and Luo Tianjin conspired to rebel, they planned to start the war, so they ordered the four prefectures of Shangjing to attack southward, and formed a three-way army of eastern, central and western roads with the king of Shaoqin in the west and Luo Tianjin in the middle. End the melee with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying, ploughing the court and sweeping the holes, and occupy the Central Plains.

Today, Xun Qin came uninvited, and said what he just said, which undoubtedly shows that the leisurely days of Yuan Xiao and even the four mansions in Beijing are coming to an end. They have worked hard for many years, deeply rooted in the Northeast, and now the hidden dragon is out of the hole, and the top priority is eighty percent related to the serious injury in the Tianzi No. 1 room, and the bedridden Liu Xunyi.

Although Yuan Xiao admired Liu Xunyi very much, he was a supporter of King Shaoqin in his bones after all. Today, Xun Qin is going to use a hole card that King Shao Qin has hidden for many years in just a few words, how can he not be shocked?

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiao looked full of expression, and said, "Dare to ask the eldest lady, this is ...... What does King Shao Qin mean?"

"What?" Xun Qin raised his eyebrows lightly, and asked with a smile, "Are you questioning my 'false transmission of the holy decree'?"

"Don't dare!" Yuan Xiao's face changed slightly, and he hesitated, "Yuan is just ...... There was some surprise. ”

Yuan Xiao's surprise was not that Xun Qin gave orders on behalf of the King of Shaoqin, but that the King of Shaoqin took such care of Liu Xunyi, who had no relatives and no reason.

It's just that Yuan Xiao is a smart person, and he doesn't take the initiative to answer some doubts, he would rather rot in his stomach than ask rashly.

"The meaning of the eldest lady is the meaning of the young Qin king!" Abaolu said in a deep voice, "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while." Yuan Xiao, don't be like your distant relatives, at a critical moment...... Overwhelmed. ”

"Yuan guarantees his life with his net worth, absolutely not. Yuan Xiao abandoned distracting thoughts, restrained his thoughts, and then looked straight and asked in a condensed voice, "Dare to ask the eldest lady, ...... How to 'take care of' Liu Xunyi?"

"Don't worry, you know each other first. Seeing that Yuan Xiao was quite familiar with current affairs, Xun Qin was pleased, "You have heard of Liu Xunyi, but he doesn't know anything about you." ”

After saying that, Xun Qin waved his hand to disperse the people who were blocking the door, and then led Yuan Xiao, who was both expectant and nervous, into the Tianzi No. 1 room.

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