"Oh, the Gun League, but the gun alliance that is famous for its gunnery in the rivers and lakes?"

Du Chun took the initiative to mention the Gun League, and Liu Buxiu knew that he was going to say something dry. Liu Buxiu knew that the Gun Alliance should now belong to the forces of the Ten Princes, and he had already informed him of this. It's just that now that this matter is coming out of Du Chun's mouth, Liu Buxiu doesn't want to expose the hole cards in his hand, so he has to pretend to be puzzled and pretend to ask questions.

"Exactly. What does Shopkeeper Liu think of the power of the Gun Alliance?" Du Chun nodded and continued to ask.

"The Gun Alliance itself belongs to one of the seven major factions in the rivers and lakes, and its strength is naturally beyond doubt. However, the Gun League is just a sect of rivers and lakes, and I have never heard that they are involved in government affairs, how can Boss Du ask such a question?" Liu Buxiu followed Du Chun's words and continued.

"It's true that the Gun Alliance is a sect of the rivers and lakes, in fact, they have another layer of identity. That is the royal military academy of the Southern Zhou royal family, responsible for training the head of the Southern Zhou army, and most of the head of the army are from the gun league, but outsiders don't know. Du Chun replied.

"I only know that the Gun Alliance is a powerful sect in the rivers and lakes, but I don't know that there is such a secret, and I am indeed lonely and unheard. Liu Buxiu opened his mouth extremely exaggeratedly, and his eyes opened in disbelief, pretending to be surprised and sighing.

Du Chun was very satisfied with Liu Buxiu's reaction, with a proud look on his face, he chuckled lightly and said, "If I say that the Gun Alliance may be able to help us tomorrow, does Shopkeeper Liu think that the number of people can be enough for the four princes to compete?"

"Gun League, Gun League actually obeys the orders of Zheng Gongzi?!" Liu Buxiu continued to act, with an exaggerated expression on his face.

"Shopkeeper Liu, now you don't have to doubt the sincerity of our son, the addition of the gun alliance will definitely become a big help for us. ”

Du Chun looked at Liu Buxiu, expecting that Liu Buxiu would change his mind immediately after hearing the news and respond immediately.

"Boss Du, the Gun Alliance has some strength, and I admit that the Seven Great Sects are not in vain. But who knew that Liu Buxiu's surprised expression didn't last long, and he changed his words as he spoke, and said, "But Boss Du can't help but raise these people too high." ”

When Du Chun heard Liu Buxiu's words, he was obviously a little unexpected, and asked puzzledly: "Shopkeeper Liu still has objections to the strength of the Gun Alliance? Could it be that he thinks that the vision of the Southern Zhou royal family is too poor, and these people can't get into it?" Du Chun snorted coldly after speaking, full of ridicule for Liu Buxiu's ignorance.

"Boss Du, don't buckle this high hat for me yet. The vision of the royal family is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people like me. It's just that I grew up in Yuzhou City since I was a child, and Boss Du, you also know that Yuzhou and the Qiang people are close to each other, and the war has been going on for many years, so I have seen a lot about things in the army, and I know a little bit about them. ”

Liu Buxiu paused for a moment and continued: "In the battlefield, the most commonly used spearmen are the spearmen who hide behind the shield soldiers to prevent the advance, and most of them are cavalrymen wearing heavy armor. A well-trained cavalryman is probably ten times stronger when he has a horse than when he does not have a horse, and if he forms a battle formation to attack the enemy, his power will be increased several times. ”

"Since the Gun League is the military academy of the Southern Zhou royal family, the training leader. In addition to the basic marksmanship, what was taught and learned was nothing more than the method of immediate combine. But now it is in the imperial city, and the pattern of the battlefield is very different. Even if there are horses, because the streets are not wide enough, they can't give full play to their strength, not to mention that without horses, their strength will be greatly reduced, so I am skeptical that the people of the gun alliance can play a vital and even decisive role as Boss Du said.

Liu Bunong was speechless and gave a detailed explanation for the low rating he gave to the Gun League. Du Chun's expression also slowly changed from mockery and disdain to a lot more solemn in the process of Liu Buxiu's speech.

Du Chun's fingers began to play "Ambush on All Sides" again because of thinking, and he was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke, sighed and said: "Shopkeeper Liu's opinion is really well-founded, and our expectations for the Gun Alliance may indeed be too high. But there are only these people that can be mobilized in the imperial city, although Zheng Gongzi still has some private soldiers, but according to the ancestral system, the number of people is not enough at all, and the strength is much stronger than that of the ordinary official residence. ”

Du Chun was unconsciously guided by Liu Buxiu to lower his posture, and changed from a high-ranking spokesperson for the prince to a state of equal negotiation. Liu Buxiu was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that now the initiative of the conversation had fallen into his own hands. Now the rhythm of the conversation has been controlled by Liu Buxiu, but he also understands the truth of punching a date, if the ten princes represented by Du Chun enter a situation similar to an unequal dialogue, it will not do him any good.

So Liu Buxiu said: "Boss Du, I don't mean to attack or belittle the ability of the gun alliance, but I just feel that it is necessary for us to recognize our actual ability so that we can better deal with the enemy." Another point is that I hope Boss Du understands that we are a cooperative relationship rather than a vassal of Zhenggongzi, and frank dialogue is the guarantee for the continuation of cooperation. ”

"Yes, it's nature. Du Chun was a little disassertive by what Liu Buxiu said, and what Liu Buxiu said, he couldn't think seriously now, just nodded in response.

"Okay, the words have been spoken, I will express my doubts, and I hope Boss Du will tell me the truth. Liu Buxiu's eyes showed a fox-like cunning light, and he said seemingly sincerely.

Du Chun stopped tapping his fingers on the armrest, sat up straight, and looked at Liu Buxiu seriously, his eyes signaling that Liu Buxiu could ask questions boldly.

Liu Buxiu did not hesitate, struck while the iron was hot, and asked: "Boss Du, you are a person who is a righteous son, then your Hailan Business Alliance can also be regarded as an imperial businessman." You have traveled from south to north for so many years, and the goods you have taken over must be countless, I really don't believe that you have no force of your own at all, otherwise, how can you ensure that the trade routes are unblocked. ”

Liu Buxiu's words were to test Du Chun, because he had always felt incredible that Du Chun could make the Heilan Business Alliance so big, and he was very suspicious that Du Chun still had some "private goods" in his hands.

"Don't hide it from the shopkeeper, I have some of my own force, but because I am an imperial merchant, I have the holy purpose of the current imperial merchant in my hands. It is no exaggeration to say that wherever I go, I can mobilize the assistance of the local government and military camps, and there is also a dart board escort on the way. So what is required of my men is so limited that they are completely out of fashion. Du Chun detailed the situation of his business alliance.

"Oh, I see. Liu Buxiu saw that Du Chun's appearance did not seem to be a lie, and knew that what he said was true, so he was ready to bring out the heavyweight topic.

Liu Buxiu shook his head, reached out and picked up the Da Zhou Dragon Sparrow that was stopped by Du Chun and did not fall to the ground, stroked it lightly, and suddenly pulled out the blade of the knife two inches with a "click", and the light reflected by the blade fell on Liu Buxiu's face. This sudden action startled Du Chun. Fortunately, Du Chun is also an old Jianghu and did not show it on his face.

Liu Buxiu said leisurely: "This big Zhou dragon bird is a necessary thing for the prince to perform the crown ceremony, since the prince handed it over to me, I have been tossing and turning night and night and unable to sleep, lest I live up to the trust of the prince." ”

Liu Buxiu paused here as he spoke, and with force in his hand, he put the blade into the sheath at once, his face became cold, and he turned his face to look directly at Du Chun and said: "So I specifically inquired about the birthday of the Zheng Gongzi, and wanted to present the treasure knife in time when the Zheng Gongzi saluted, so as not to miss the big event." But I heard that the prince will perform a crown salute at noon the day after tomorrow, which is not in line with his birthday, maybe he didn't find out clearly. But for such an important matter, Zheng Gongzi didn't ask me for a treasure knife, which really puzzled me, I don't know if Boss Du can solve my confusion?"

"What?!"

Du Chun's hand pressed the armrest of the wooden chair, stood up suddenly, his face was full of shock, and he looked at Liu Buxiu and asked solemnly: "Shopkeeper Liu, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense! The prince's birthday cannot be changed at will, do you understand what you are talking about?"

Liu Bunon's index finger was crossed on his abdomen, his leisurely appearance looked unfathomable, he glanced at Du Chun, who was so shocked that he couldn't be overwhelmed, and said, "What? Boss Du, you are the money bag of the Zheng Gongzi, didn't the Zheng Gongzi tell you?"

Saying that, he showed a playful smile, shook his head with a smile and said, "Boss Du, it seems that Zhenggongzi doesn't seem to trust you much, and he didn't explain such an important matter to you." When Du Chun heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became very complicated, cloudy and uncertain, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the armrests were protruding, obviously trying his best to control his emotions.

Liu Buxiu made up another knife in a timely manner, and explained to the ten princes: "Oh, it may also be that the prince's trivial matters are complicated, and he forgot about it for a while, and he doesn't know. Boss Du, relax, don't take it too seriously. ”

How can this not go to his heart, countless thoughts flashed in Du Chun's mind in an instant, when did the Ten Princes start to distrust him, didn't they treat him as their own in the first place? Du Chun shook his head, trying to get Liu Buxiu out of his mind that Liu Buxiu could guide him, Liu Buxiu lied to him, just to separate the relationship between him and Zheng Gongzi, but what benefits can Liu Buxiu get from it? Du Chun found a reason for Liu Buxiu on the one hand, but found that he couldn't find ......

Du Chun's fingers holding the armrests slowly loosened, his body seemed to be paralyzed, and he fell on the chair with a sluggish expression, his brain was chaotic, and he completely lost the ability to think.

Liu Buxiu looked at Du Chun's reaction, and basically had a number in his heart. It seems that Du Chun doesn't know anything about the plan of the Ten Princes, and Du Chun's conjecture about the Ten Princes is mostly due to Liu Buxiu's misleading language. In terms of Du Chun's importance to the Ten Princes, it is very likely that the Ten Princes did not tell Du Chun out of caution. Du Chunneng has gone through many years of ups and downs and has come to this day. There is definitely a lot of support from the Ten Princes, and it is impossible for him to have the time and energy to re-cultivate a new leader of the Business Alliance.

But sometimes, once the seed in the heart is planted, it is difficult to say what it will grow into.