Before the leather store shopkeeper Xu Yang came to Yinyang, he was just a house slave in Yuwen Tianlu's mansion. He doesn't know martial arts, but he is proficient in the world and good at analyzing intelligence, so Woomoon Gyu sent him here to form the rudder of the Flounder organization.

Over the years, the Flounder organization led by him has woven a huge net of the entire underground rivers and lakes of Hidden Yang City, but in the eyes of outsiders, he is also the owner of the leather shop Xu who has achieved nothing.

After Xu Yang gained a foothold in Yinyang, Yuwengui talked to him once, although he didn't say it very clearly, but he talked about a wine shop in Yinyang City several times, Li Ji Aging.

At first, Shopkeeper Xu was very puzzled, how could he attach so much importance to an inconspicuous wine shop as the governor of Yuwen Tianlu's expedition to the Western Army and the Duke of Anguo, but when he saw the proprietress of Li Ji Aging, Shopkeeper Xu was shocked into a cold sweat.

It's too much of a resemblance.

It's like carved out of a mold with the eldest lady. It's just that the temperament and age are very different from the eldest lady. Compared with the dazzling lady of the eldest lady, this proprietress has a tranquil temperament, and she has more calmness in the world, and the hardships and embarrassments of life have not taken away her temperament, and she seems to have seen through the bitterness and joy of life and death in the world.

Xu Yang never asked about the identity of this woman, but every once in a while, he would go to Li Ji Aging to sell wine, chat with the proprietress about family life, the quality of business, the health of Xianggong, etc., before leaving, he deliberately left a few more copper coins, so that the perennial sick and jealous husband in her family thought that there was something disgraceful between them.

The secret report was transmitted to the Guogong Mansion through the highest level of channels, and the big boss never gave any instructions, but Xu Yang never slackened, three times a month, without interruption.

In the first few years, Li Kee's aged Chishui wine had a good reputation in the local area and business was very prosperous, but later her husband fell ill and spent almost all her savings, and she never complained a word.

Ten years ago, a hall master under the Fish and Dragon Gang, the largest gang in Hidden Yang City, took a fancy to Li Ji Aging, and took people to make trouble in three days, threatening to buy the recipe of Li Ji Aging and Chishui Wine for three taels of silver.

Everyone thinks the hostess is lucky.

Five years ago, a son-in-law brother of the Zhang family, the third family of Yinyang, who had a special fetish, passed by Li Ji Aging and took a fancy to the proprietress who sold wine in the store, and forced him to sell it to himself as a concubine. That night, the Zhang family suffered, and there were 30 people in the house, none of whom were spared, and the family had a lot of property. This incident caused quite a stir in Hidden Yang City, and even the government did not find out who did it, and in the end, it was closed.

Everyone still thinks that the proprietress is lucky.

After this incident, Xu Yang received a stern warning from the capital, and his words were full of reprimands for his unauthorized actions, which scared Xu Yang for half a month and did not sleep, however, there was no follow-up later, and when he returned to Beijing at the end of the year to report on his work, Yuwen Tianlu left him and personally made him a pot of tea, which flattered him.

A year ago, the new prefect Cao Zhizhao, out of nowhere to inquire about An Guogong's penchant for drinking Chishui wine, let his brother-in-law Cao Decai occupy Li Ji Aging, Chishui wine by the name of Yuwen Tianlu, in the capital became an instant hit, wealth is endless, Xu Yang heard that the governor of the capital angrily threw a few cups, he knew that the Cao prefect with the nickname Dewang was short of life.

Cao Dewang, Cao Decai, and Xu Yang didn't figure it out, it sounded like they were people from the same sect, but one was the brother-in-law of the other, and even he, the leader of the Ambient Organization, didn't find out clearly.

After Yuwen Tianlu dismissed everyone, only Xu Yang and Yuwen Gui were left in the lobby.

Xu Yang reported at this time, "There were originally four restaurants in Yinyang City that made Chishui wine, and since the beginning of the year, Cao Zhi ...... Cao Dewang closed down the rest of the shops on the grounds of tight food supply, and anyone in the city who brewed moonshine would be held accountable. His brother-in-law's Li Ji Aging Liquor monopolized Yinyang's Chishui wine, and the price was ridiculously expensive. ”

Yuwen Tianlu snorted coldly, "Back then, the Hidden Yang City was besieged for several months, and I didn't see the prohibition of alcohol in the Hidden Yang City. ”

Xu Yang saw that the big boss's face was not good, and said cautiously, "Yinyang people naturally like wine, and the wine in the Cao family's shop is like horse urine, although the government prohibits it, there are also many people who come to Li ...... went to Mrs. to buy wine, which annoyed the Cao family's shop, and in the past few days, the Cao family sent someone to buy wine in private, wanting to catch a deal, but Mrs. was also alert and was not caught. “

Xu Yang asked again, "Do you want to warn Cao Dewang?"

Yu Wengui sighed, this Xu Yang has been in Hidden Yang City for a long time, and he was ready to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, but this sentence directly ruined his future.

Dragons have reverse scales, and if they touch it, they will die.

Xu Yang still doesn't know much about the Metropolitan Governor.

Yuwen Tianlu said, "I sent Cao Zhi to call here, so that he could keep an eye on the city lord's mansion, not to let him be a watchdog, he has been here for three years, and his ass is crooked, what is the use?"

A word determines life and death.

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"Our Yinyang City is ten miles long from east to west, ten miles long from north to south, the largest among the nineteen cities, there are 13,000 people in the city, plus the traveling travelers, there are about 100,000 people, known as the first border city in the west!"

Li Bufan took Xiao Jinyan to wander around the city, and proudly introduced his city to him. "Our Yinyang people have a big temper and a straight temperament, and under the influence of the old city lord, both men and women in the city, young and old, are proud of practicing knives. He pointed to all kinds of people on the road, some of them were street sellers, some were selling along the way, and said, "Don't look at them as ordinary people, they all fought with the old city lord and guarded the city back then!"

Yuwen Tianlu has been almost invincible in the world over the years, but he has planted a heel in Hidden Yang City, even if Hidden Yang City returns to the Ming Dynasty, he will join as a winner, not by surrender and charity. The old Yinyang back then was proud of participating in the Battle of Yinyang, and that arrogance and bloodiness were integrated into the bones of every Yinyang people.

Li Bufan led the way and greeted the people on the road.

The two came to the bank of a river, the river is more than 20 zhang wide, the river water is clear, separated by a few zhang, you can see the stones at the bottom of the river, there are white pattern stones, there are also agate stones, and you can see swimming fish in the water from time to time. It was a hot day, and several boys were playing naked in the water, and not far away, fishermen were netting in the river.

"This is Chishui, this river originates from Western Chu, also known as the Uradhoni River, which means the river of life, after passing through the Hengduan Mountain, it flows from the west of Yinyang City, circles around the moat, and enters the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the northeast. ”

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Then why is it called Chishui?"

Li Bufan introduced with a smile, "Most of the people from other places don't know the reason, and in the autumn, you will know." ”

This aroused Xiao Jinyan's curiosity,

"If you don't say it, I won't teach you martial arts. ”

Li Bufan then said, "From the north of the city to the west, there are hundreds of miles of tidal flats, in autumn, the mountains and fields are all red, this river passes through the tidal flats, and the river water will also be dyed red, so it is called red water." ”

Xiao Jinyan asked again, "Then why isn't it called Red River?"

Li Bufan smiled, "Because of infringement!"

Xiao Jinyan was puzzled, but Li Bufan didn't explain too much, and continued, "Every year on the frost day, it is the annual Chishui Festival, and the people in the city go to bathe in the river to wash away the bad luck of the year. If you have a girl you like, ask her to go with you, and it will be a private agreement for life. ”

"It's a bit unsightly to have so many people taking a bath together, isn't it?"

Li Bufan said abruptly, "At night, the black lights are blind, who cares whom, we Yinyang people are not like you Central Plains people, there are a bunch of flowers and intestines in our stomachs, and if you like it, you like it, so every June, it is the peak period for the birth of the Yinyang population, ha!"

Xiao Jinyan suddenly remembered Yu Wenshuang, she was ordered to go to the border army in Hengduan Mountain to investigate the case, she should have arrived, but she didn't know how things were going, there were still four months before the frost fell, I don't know if there was a chance to spend the Chishui Festival together? Thinking of this, he actually laughed out loud.

"What is Brother Xiao laughing at?"

Xiao Jinyan was a little embarrassed and said, "It's nothing, I just think it's funny." ”

Yinyang City is bounded by Chishui in the east and west, and is bounded by the long street where the city lord's mansion is located in the north and south, and is divided into four areas, the East Qinglong, the West White Tiger, the South Vermilion Bird, and the North Xuanwu. Among them, the princes in the city, the rich gentry and the powerful all live in Qinglongfang, the white tiger and Xuanwu are the places of the common people, and the foreign merchants and travelers also live on this side, which is also the most prosperous place in the city.

As for the Suzaku Fang in the south, the houses are low, the old houses are dilapidated, and the three religions and nine streams are very chaotic, which is in stark contrast to the prosperity of the other three districts.

Xiao Jinyan remembered the appointment to Yuwen Tianlu, and after he said goodbye to Li Bufan, he crossed the Jinfeng Bridge and came to the Vermilion Bird Fang. Li Bufan told him that Suzaku Fang was mixed, in addition to the poor people, it was also a gathering place for people with color eyes, with more than ten gangs of all sizes in the streets, and there were many mountains, and he specially told him not to cause trouble.

Suzaku Fang in the south of the city, broken kiln.

Twenty years ago, this was originally an official kiln, and then after the fall, by the original pattern slightly changed, it became a residential area, due to the poor environment, the rent is cheap, many people who are broken down, the family road is decaying, and there are people who come from other places to do small business, more settled here.

In the past, every morning, these small traders picked up the goods, crossed the Jinfeng Bridge, went to the other three squares to sell goods, and went home in the evening, made an appointment with friends, went to Li Ji to age and play a corner of Chishui wine, and gathered in groups of three or five, chatting about business, talking about major events in the DPRK and China, gossiping about the news in the city, and scolding the major policies of the imperial court, but it was also an interesting thing.

However, in recent months, the life of the people has not been easy, the army of Western Chu is a hundred miles away, confronting the imperial army, and the price of goods has skyrocketed, so that the people have suffering, and even their favorite red water wine on weekdays can not be drunk.

Xiao Jinyan came to the broken kiln, and Yuwen Tianlu had been waiting here for a long time.

"I don't know if my predecessor asked me to come, what's the matter?"

Yuwen Tianlu said lightly, "Drink." ”

Xiao Jinyan remembered last night's incident and waved his hand again and again, "Can you not drink?"

Yuwen Tianlu said, "I'll drink, you go buy wine." ”