The piece of land used by the Tang family to collect rent was also harassed by the people of the Nangong faction, and the struggle between the two families had reached this level, and Ding Kui doubted that the two families would sit down and talk about things that were beneficial to everyone.

"When did someone come here to make trouble?" Ding Kui asked Shopkeeper Hao.

Shopkeeper Hao replied: "It's been nearly two months, and the inn has been in a state of loss for both months. ”

"Does the government just take care of it?"

"The government can't control it, and the people who come to make trouble are very experienced, and they can drive away other guests without violating the laws of the kingdom. Originally, the owner knew some people, but he was secretly suppressed by a force. Just like today, if we start to drive out the people of the Tongfu Gang, we will only provoke the people sent by the Sheriff's Department to take us away, and they will become victims. "Shopkeeper Hao poured bitter water.

Ding Kui was speechless, he didn't expect that the gangsters in this world would take advantage of legal loopholes.

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In the palace of King Qi, Qi Shao and Wu were also receiving a young guest. If Ding Kui was present, he would definitely know who this guest was, he was Ji Yu, the prince of the Tongbei Empire.

"That's the way it is, Shaodian Country was dragged in the West Sea by the Thousand Islands Alliance, and it can't spare a hand to deal with your country, but when there is an opportunity, Shaodian Country will definitely send troops to make some gains, and the target of their attack must be the weaker side. Ji Yu talked eloquently to Qi Shao.

Qi Shao was silent, digesting the information brought by Ji Yu this time.

"However, Cao Guo has always been an ally of our country, and without the help of Cao Guo, we cannot face Shaodian Guo alone. "Wu Yizai is the one who makes decisions in Qi Guo many times.

"No, Cao Guo is Qi Shuang's ally, didn't Qi Shuang come back from Nanmara Prefecture unharmed? Not to mention that now your country can have a more powerful ally, the Tongbei Empire!" Ji Yu said with open arms in excitement.

"Cao's national strength is higher than ours, and the regular army has two more legions than ours, so if a war breaks out between Cao and our country, your country's assistance will not be enough to make our country win.

It's not that we don't believe you, the consequences of this incident can't be calmed down in a few generations, how long can your country help our country?" Wu Yi did not receive Ji Yu's emotional infection.

Ji Yu's face stiffened slightly, and then he quickly smiled and said, "To be honest, if there is no barrier from the Hengduan Mountain Range, the Tongbei Empire will definitely be able to sweep through the five southern countries, just take out a little strength to help your country, I believe it can last until your country does not need it." ”

"What do you want? As you said, what do you want, and what benefits do you like about Qi Guo?" Qi Shao spoke, and asked Ji Yu directly about the core purpose of the sentence.

Ji Yu seemed to anticipate Qi Shao's reaction, and replied slowly: "The Tongbei Empire does have endless wealth, but the Shenyuan Continent is incomparably vast, and there are always some things that we don't have, such as the production of the 'Earth Eye Lake', and we hope to jointly develop and manage the 'Earth Eye Lake' with your country." ”

The ancient name of the Earth Eye Lake was the Demon Eye Lake, which meant the devil's eye in ancient times, and later changed it to the Earth Eye Lake in order to eliminate the influence of the demons, meaning the eye of the earth.

The largest freshwater lake on the Shenyuan Continent is located at the junction of Qi and Cao, and the entire area is almost the size of two counties, with Qi and Cao accounting for exactly half of each person.

The place where the largest variety of water monsters living in freshwater is in the Earth Eye Lake, but there are no divine beast-level monsters here, and human footprints are all over the lake. Places where there are spiritual objects in heaven and earth are artificially protected, and they are collected in a planned manner according to the time when the spiritual objects mature.

"Does your country have the secrets of the Earth Eye Lake?" Wu also asked vigilantly.

Qi Guo has the information about most of the good things in the Earth Eye Lake, and it is not impossible to say that there are omissions.

"We all know that the Lake is living water, but where does the Lake lead to it? His Majesty the Great Emperor has drawn a clue based on ancient books, and we want to explore this clue, which requires a certain amount of manpower, material resources and time. Ji Yu revealed part of the information.

Wu Yi exchanged glances with Qi Shao before saying, "If you want to defeat the Cao State and occupy the place near Diyan Lake, it is best for your country to send two or three legions or an elite legion.

In addition, we also want all kinds of weapons and equipment, Cao Guo will not sit idly by and watch us take the entire Diyan Lake, and will definitely fight back with the strength of the country, and only if we can hold it can we cooperate later. ”

"The elite legion participating in the war other countries must be able to see it, especially the Gu Yuan Empire will definitely find a way to sabotage our cooperation, we can support a large number of middle-level officers to your country, so that even the Cao country will not see anything unusual. "Ji Yu has a perfect plan.

The Gu Yuan Empire would never allow the Tongbei Empire to reach out to the south, even the Meng State was worried that the Tongbei Empire would break the balance between the southern kingdoms, and then it would not be a matter for the two families of Qi and Cao, and the countries of the mainland would break out into a war around the Diyan Lake.

"It's a long-term thing to look at, and we have a lot of time to discuss. It is not easy for Prince Ji to come here, so let the third princess accompany you to visit the scenery of Qi Kingdom. Qi Shao didn't make a decision right away.

The third princess, Qi Wan, is the younger sister of Qi Shao's half-father and mother, who is twenty years old and has not yet married, and is a famous beauty in Qi State.

"Hehe, thank you for your kindness, this time I will bring some subordinates, they can help you solve your troubles. Ji Yu hinted at Qi Shao when he left.

Qi Shao was obviously moved by this hint.

After Ji Yu left, Wu Yi sighed and said: "The lack of strength attracts people to worry about, the first king is in the whole country, how dare Shaodian Kingdom cross the river at will, if you want to fight, you can fight, Cao State will not secretly divide us, as for the Tongbei Empire, which has long had the heart of southern invasion, there is no chance to instigate our country to fight with Cao State." ”

"Is what he said true?" Qi Shao asked endlessly.

"Which one??" Wu Yi was stunned.

"His men can help Gu solve his henchman's problems. ”

"Qi Shuang is protected by two sixth-level fighters, and the national teacher will not allow seventh-level fighters to make a move, and the old minister thinks that this is not an easy task. Wu also didn't believe in Ji Yu.

"The guardian of the royal family only allows Gu to use conventional power, and Ji Yu and his party do not exceed the conventional strength, but the means of the Tongbei Empire may be able to deal with his uncle. ”

There are two major empires in the world, their power is mysterious and powerful, and Qi Shao is superstitious about this power.

"Qi Shuang knows very well what power we have, and the people of Tongbei have a chance to attack, but if they fail, Qi Shuang's suspicion is only us, and the king still has to face his anger. Ng also had to consider the worst-case scenario.

"Then put forward the conditions for this matter now, and only after getting rid of my uncle can we talk about cooperation, the Earth Eye Lake has never been half of it anyway, and the Tongbei Empire can at least bring new things, besides, the land on the periphery of the Earth Eye Lake is ours, and it is impossible for them to occupy those places when they explore the Earth Eye Lake. Qi Shao already had a preliminary idea in his heart.

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Tang Jun received an unexpected message.

"Ding Kui and Lian Hu have a fight? Okay, let those people in the Nangong family make small moves, and this time they will kick the iron plate. The son-in-law of the Tantai family helped us teach the Nangong family a lesson, and this piece of land is worth it!" he smiled slightly.

The housekeeper of the Tang Mansion continued to report: "The Senate only listened to the words of the concubine, and reprimanded the people of the Lian family with twenty sticks, and Lian Hu lost all his face this time. ”

"The last thing to provoke before the meeting of the nobility is Ding Kui, more than a quarter of the Senate has the strength to support him, although he will not be elected as an elder, but no one is allowed to harm his interests.

He is a very smart person, he will not forget what happened to Lao Ding Dao, and he will definitely not choose sides in the battle between the three princes in the future. I'm not afraid of him, but there's no need to offend him, the Ding family is expected to rise again in the future. ”

Tang Jun stood up, walked to the bookshelf, took out a brand new book, and said, "The Kong family is very shrewd, and hurriedly printed this "Book Collection" to maximize their relationship with Ding Kui, why didn't I think of it?"

"Why don't we also find Ding Kui to publish a magazine?" the butler stared at Tang Jun's expression.

"The Tang family can't learn from the Confucian family, we have to find another way. Isn't Juyang City just becoming Ding Kui's territory, he is good at cavalry combat, and he must be fond of fine war horses, so we can buy and sell horses with him. ”

There is a high-quality pasture in the territory of the Duke of Beizhen, and the Tang family has always maintained a good relationship with the Guyuan Empire, and the horses they breed are second only to the royal pastures, which can be regarded as the top war horses in the Shaodian Kingdom.

Ding Kui hadn't gone out in the past few days, and found a few blacksmiths to tinker with something at home. The blacksmiths all came out of Xiaxi Town, and the one surnamed Che who took the lead.

On this day, Long Yan also came to see Ding Kui striking iron, "Oh, it turns out that the barbell can do this, these discus can be added or removed." Sir, you are such a genius. She remembered that in the past, she needed seven or eight blacksmiths to help her brother build barbells.

Ding Kui hooked up a freshly made barbell and played handsome with one hand in various postures, "Hehe, I invented this thing, you can only steal a little fur." It's a pity that the tools are too rudimentary, and those card slots are still very rough and noisy. ”

The car blacksmith Weng said angrily: "Little Hou Ye, it is the first time we have built it according to your wishes, and the craftsmanship is not so skilled, and we can do it more finely if we do it a few more times." ”

He pointed to a few places and said, "This, this, this, you can add some leather pads, and the barbell will not make noise." ”

"Yes, you're thinking about what you can do and what you can do better. Ding Kui recognized the craftsmanship of the car blacksmith, "In addition, you can recruit a few more apprentices, teach them separately according to my method, and build many such barbells in the future." ”

"Master," Long Yan called Ding Kui in front of outsiders, "You don't want to sell barbells, do you?" she guessed Ding Kui's intentions.

"No, no, no, I can't say that, what I'm doing is buying and selling to make people healthy, I'm doing a life-changing business. These iron bumps are not simple, they can change the regular apprenticeship training, and with my plum blossom pile, a fool can become a genius!"