The two roads of salt and horse gave the salt horse gang a court background. A gang of rivers and lakes can have a background in the imperial court, which in itself is a matter of great significance.

You don't see, the Kunpeng Gang, the largest gang in the world back then, was able to develop and grow like this because of the background of the imperial court. If it weren't for the final success and fame, the gang leader Jiang Shuo retreated bravely, then today's Kunpeng Gang would definitely be a monster-level gang in the rivers and lakes!

As the leader of the Salt Horse Gang, Dou Yanshan naturally has a dream of being the largest gang in the world. And the background of the imperial court did give him a lot of help. Not to mention the salt and horses, the two first-class ways to make money, the imperial court also gave Dou Yanshan the honor of being the leader of Shuzhou. In terms of fame and profit, Dou Yanshan has made a lot of money. Now, the influence of the Salt Horse Gang in Dazhen may not be as good as that of the Cao Gang nationwide, but the Salt Horse Gang has been operating in Shuzhou in southwest China for many years, and it can be said that it has become a monolith. Its influence has radiated to Jianzhou.

All of this made Dou Yanshan seem so energetic.

Dou Yanshan followed the housekeeper who led the way to the meeting room, and Li Qin was already waiting there. One of them is the leader of the Salt Horse Gang, and the other is the head of the Li family. They are all forces in the southwest, and they can't be avoided by coming and going on weekdays. And Dou Yanshan's youngest sister Dou Xuan married Li Lin, the son of Li Ling, which made the relationship between the two parties more enthusiastic.

Dou Yanshan is not much younger than Li Qin, but his generation is a generation behind because of his younger sister. "Uncle Li, don't come here unharmed?" Dou Yanshan said happily. He looked like a kind old man.

Li Qin also changed his smiling appearance at this time, he stretched out his hand to beckon someone to bring refreshments, and said with a smile: "Brother Dou, you forgot again." We're not much older than each other. Everyone is from the rivers and lakes, just call them brothers according to their age, and don't engage in these clichés. ”

Dou Yanshan laughed and said: "I'm really confused, I forgot it." With that, he stretched out his hand again to say hello. Behind him, two men walked in. One of them is older, with a Chinese face, square. The other is a little delicate. "Ren'er, Zhi'er, why don't you come and see you soon?"

The middle-aged man with the national character face is Dou Yanshan's eldest son Dou Ren and fourth son Dou Zhi. Dou Ren was born to him, and he does look more similar. Dou Zhi is much worse in appearance.

The two men stepped forward and saluted. "Dou Ren (Zhi), meet grandpa. ”

Li Qin hurriedly said: "Get up, get up, all of them are a family, don't be so formal." ”

Dou Xuan is the daughter of Dou Yanshan's parents, and the difference between her and his brother is more than 20 years. Therefore, Dou Yanshan's eldest son, Dou Ren, is only two years younger than Dou Xuan. He and Li Lin are actually about the same age, but they are a generation lower. Even if he didn't say it himself, Li Qin was really a little awkward when he screamed.

"Oh, when my sister went home to save her relatives in January, she also mentioned that she wanted Xun'er Xi'er to learn one more martial arts. At that time, I didn't dare to agree, and when I came up at the beginning of the year, there were many things in the help, so I found a vacancy. Dou Yanshan said holding the teacup.

As soon as Li Qin heard this, he said: "Hyun'er and Xi'er are both in the back garden, and they also miss the two elder brothers very much." Brother Dou's 'five-foot Dao' horizontal kung fu, if Brother Dou can be handed over to Hyun'er Xi'er, it will also make up for the shortcomings of my Li family's swordsmanship. ”

"Both of them are my good nephews. In the future, he will definitely be stronger than his unsuccessful brothers. Dou Yanshan said with a smile. Li Qin was also smiling on his face, but there was a different meaning in his eyes.

Dou Yanshan took a sip of tea, then put down the teacup and said, "Brother Li, I also heard about the Guanyin Zen Monastery in Liaoshan County. Those assassins are really bold!" Dou Yanshan said here, paused for a moment, and then said angrily: "I also heard that those assassins said to their faces that they were members of my Salt Horse Gang. It's a basin of dirty water spilled on our Salt Horse Gang. Brother Li can't believe their frames!" He spoke loudly, foaming at the foam, and looked anxious to defend himself.

Li Qin sneered at this performance in his heart, and said quietly on his face: "Brother Dou, even if the Salt Horse Gang wants to deal with our Li family, how can he use such despicable means?"

Dou Yanshan feigned anger at this time and said: "Brother Li, my sister has become your nephew and daughter-in-law, and we are a family." And my nephews are so good. How could I possibly come to deal with my own family? I, Dou Yanshan, can swear that I didn't want to deal with the Li family before or now. Not to mention the future......"

The word future, Dou Yanshan dragged out his tone.

The Li family has no children, and Li Ying is a woman, so there is no such thing as a concubine. That is to say, the Li family has no queen. In the vein of Li Ling in the second room, Dou Xuan gave birth to twins Li Xun and Li Xi for Li Lin. They were all baby boys, and they were gifted with intelligence.

After Li Qin is eternal, if the Li family doesn't give it to them, who else can they give it?

Dou Yanshan is very clear about his sister's methods. As long as there are no accidents, in another ten years at most, this Li family will become the Li family of the Salt Horse Gang.

At that time, in addition to the salt and horses, the Li family's tribute tea business will be included in the bag. This business has supported the Li family for so many years. It is enough to see how huge the profits are.

Dou Yanshan is not greedy? Of course, he is greedy. Does he want to eat this piece of fat? Of course he wants to eat it. But for the Li family, the profits of medicinal tea are built on its mysterious formula. There are many pharmacists who supply medicines to the Li family, but the Li family buys medicinal materials every month and every quarter, so that people outside can't guess that medicinal tea needs mysterious medicinal materials.

The recipe for medicinal tea is only in the hands of the real Li family.

For example, the Li family's big house back then, and the current Li family's big house, only those who inherit the lineage of the head of the family are qualified to know. After Li Qin's vein is gone, the first person who can inherit it has a share of his Dou Yanshan bloodline, so do you still need to talk about the rest of the matter?

Therefore, in the future, how could the Salt Horse Gang want to deal with the Li family in the future? The Salt Horse Gang is going to swallow the Li family!

Dou Yanshan's tone is that there is something in the words. Li Qin just pretended not to hear it, and he remained silent. As if moved by Dou Yanshan's excited defense, "Brother Dou, I believe in you." The salt horse gang has a big business, so I can't look down on my Li family, a small family. That assassin was made by the remnants of the former Li family. Under the guise of the Salt Horse Gang, it is to provoke us to fight,"

"That's right, mention that. Brother Li, I heard a rumor in the market that it was Li Tan who appeared?" asked Dou Yanshan.

"Ah, there's an appearance. Li Qin took an unhurried sip of tea.

"Where is he?" Dou Yanshan asked directly.

Li Qin smiled instead and said, "Brother Dou seems to be very concerned about this matter." ”

"That's nature. I am also the leader of Shuzhou appointed by the imperial court, and I am grateful to the imperial court for the permission of the imperial court to let me and these brothers have a bite to eat in Shuzhou. This is all the kindness of the imperial court. Now that there is a fish who has slipped through the net who has participated in the rebellion, I naturally want to share the worries of the court and find this person. Dou Yanshan said that he did not leave the imperial court in three sentences, and the intention of speaking like this was to take advantage of the closeness of the Salt Horse Gang to the imperial court to suppress Li Qin.

In fact, Li Tan, as the only bloodline in the Li family's big house, should have also mastered the formula of medicinal tea. Not to mention that he can know the secret of the Li family's medicinal tea from his mouth, even if this person is dead, as long as the identity is that Li Tan, handing over the body to the court is a great achievement.

In the rebellion twenty years ago, King Yu really almost succeeded. It is precisely because of this that today's saint Chen Xiao hates the people who participate in the rebellion. Once you find that there are still fish that have slipped through the net, even a few small fish. No matter who it is, as long as it can be caught, verified, and killed, then this person's name can be directly sent to Chen Xiao's table.

Being able to make the emperor remember his name is something that low-level officials dare not think of. Those petty officials in the Central Plains are still begging for everything, and I don't know how much it costs to get an opportunity to get their name into the emperor's ears. Not to mention the officials of a border place like Shuzhou.

But twenty years have passed, and those who are involved in the rebellion case. The old man, the dead are dead, and they are almost clean. There are fewer and fewer people alive.

When Li Tan's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity really appears, who will let it go?

If Dou Yanshan gets Li Tan, he can take the first step to explore the secret of the Li family's medicinal tea. You don't have to wait for Li Qin to die, and you don't have to wait until Li Xun and Li Xi take power. Then, he could completely hand over Li Tan, as long as it was done properly. He can also get a lot of benefits. With such a lucrative deal, how could Dou Yanshan not do it?

Therefore, after he got the news of Dou Xuan, he put down what he was doing and brought people directly to him.

Li Qin's heart was extremely depressed now. Li Tan is a person, and keeping him is a hot potato. Li Qin understands this better than Dou Yanshan in his heart. Moreover, Li Tan was protected by Li Qin back then, although he was bitten back, but he couldn't erase this relationship.

"I can only kill Li Tan first, but Ying'er is really ......" Li Qin was only worried about his daughter! He lied to his daughter Li Tan to die, and then Li Tan disappeared without a trace, and he also thought that Li Tan was dead. However, after fourteen years, he is still alive! If he kills Li Tan again at this time, with Li Ying's temperament, he will definitely be martyred.

I have only one daughter. The daughter is still there, and it is possible to have another grandson for herself. If the daughter is dead. With his age, it is likely that he will not be able to wait for his granddaughter Li Xiang to get married and have children. In other words, his own room can be said to have broken his blood. After the death of his eldest brother, the Li family's family business, which he worked so hard to keep, was about to fall into the hands of his cousins. How does this make him willing?