In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Lin Dao, who had just finished the Shangyuan Festival, embarked on a journey to Jiangnan alone.

The end point of this journey is the mountain town of Lingnan Song Valve.

Among the four major gate valves, only Song Valve still adheres to the orthodoxy of Yanhuang blood iridium.

Among the other three major gate valves, Li Valve has been a mixed race of Hu and Han since Li Hu. The Dugu valve and the Yuwen valve were originally established by the Hu bloodline, but after the establishment of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty, after the establishment of the Han regime, the two gate valves were also integrated into the Han bloodline and the baptism of Yanhuang civilization.

But from the root, because of the relationship between the Hu people, their customs have long deviated from the original Han etiquette.

In addition, there is also the fact that these three valves have a heart that is as dominant as Lin Dao, and it is impossible to cooperate at all.

Therefore, Lin Dao counted and found that there were one and a half who could truly ally with him. Song valve is counted as one by one, and Dugu valve is counted as half with You Chuhong at the helm.

However, coupled with the accumulation of several worlds in Lindao, as well as the geographical location of Lingnan and the rich mineral deposits in the surrounding areas, Song Valve has become the first choice of Lindao's allies.

So, Lin Dao planned to go to Lingnan in person and ask in person that Song Que, the Heavenly Dao who engraved his name on the whetstone, agreed to agree to the alliance.

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Just after the Shangyuan Festival, the northern land is still feeling the last afterglow of winter.

The snow in the field still covers the earth, blocking the cold in the air for the grass that has just emerged.

On the official road leading to Xiangyang, there are business travelers driving through from time to time, and those who visit friends during the Shangyuan Festival also walk home with laughter and laughter.

At this moment, a scholar in a light cyan robe, carrying a bag, leaned on the right side of the official road, and walked towards Xiangyang without hurry.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind him.

"Get out of the way! Don't get in the way! Say what about you! Scholar in front, get out of the way, don't be the way of the uncle. ”

Hearing the shouting behind him, the pedestrians on the official road instantly hid in the wilderness on both sides, as if they were accustomed to it.

Then, eight horses in a row, like a gust of wind, passed over the official road.

"Hahaha......"

Those people have gone away, but the unbridled laughter still echoes on the official road.

The previous scholar in the green shirt didn't plan to get out of the way. I want to see those reckless men on horseback, dare to bump into themselves.

But just when he stopped and wanted to turn around and theorize, he was directly dragged out of the official road by an aunt beside him.

At this time, he frowned and asked the aunt who was pulling him, "Auntie, who are those people? Are you so arrogant and domineering? Are you not afraid of hitting pedestrians?"

The aunt first glanced ahead, and when she couldn't hear the sound of horses' hooves, she continued to hurry, and whispered: "Little Housheng, those people are the Hanshui Gang." Two months ago, the city lord didn't know what illness he had, and the whole family died. After that, Qian Duguan, the leader of the Hanshui Gang, united with the local rich gentry and the gang to control Xiangyang City. ”

Speaking of this, after the aunt stopped, she continued with resentment but helplessness: "After Qian Duguan occupied Xiangyang, everyone who lived in the city collected a poll tax and a trip tax, and the merchants also collected customs duties and commercial taxes......

Along the way, the scholar in the green shirt listened to the aunt's nagging about the rumors he had heard and seen about the Hanshui Gang.

When she saw a trace of the outline of Xiangyang City, the aunt suddenly closed her mouth. The scholar in the green shirt, whose ears were bombarded all the way, frowned unaccustomedly.

After turning to look at the aunt who was silent next to him, the scholar suddenly understood.

Fear, fear, weakness......

From the other party's eyes and demeanor, the scholar saw a lot and understood a lot.

The scholar thought in his heart: "What a Hanshui Gang! What a Qian Duguan! Just let me weigh you and see if you are qualified to control Xiangyang City!"

Thinking of this, the scholar didn't have the heart to ask, he just wanted to rush to Xiangyang as soon as possible to meet the person who made the eldest brother extremely admired.

Half an hour later, under the north gate of Xiangyang City, the scholars in green shirts lined up, and after paying a penny of entry tax, they finally entered Xiangyang City.

Following the direction of chatting with the eldest aunt and inquiring about it before, the scholar in green shirt spent a quarter of an hour in a tavern in the south of Xiangyang City to see the person in the mouth of the eldest brother.

Dressed in a moon-white robe, the green silk is tied at will at the back of the head, the skin revealed is crystal clear, like a high-grade white jade, there is no abruptness in the whole body, and it naturally blends into the environment of the tavern, as if it should have been sitting there.

The scholar walked straight to the other side of the man and took a closer look. But it can't match the figure of the legendary sword master Fu Cailin in the legend.

However, after feeling that the other party had a bookish atmosphere that was stronger than his own, and he already had that fairy-like demeanor, the scholar still opened his mouth and reported to his family: "Xiaosheng Pei Yu, be cautious, I have seen Brother Lin." ”

"You are the scholar who is close to the demon in Xiao Jun's mouth! Then tell me, how can you control the city under your feet" After drinking a glass of Xiangyang City's unique koji wine, Lin Dao looked at the scholar in front of him and asked.

After Pei Yu heard this, he didn't answer Lin Dao's question, but asked, "Which side is the force behind Qian Duguan, can you solve them?"

"Yin Kui Pie. OK. ”

"It's simple. The fastest way is to directly kill the high-level of the Hanshui Gang, so that the entire Xiangyang is leaderless, and it is overwhelming people with power to sweep away all the hostile forces in the entire Xiangyang City.

Then, reformulate the rules and win people's hearts, you will be able to control the entire Xiangyang in your hands.

But in this way, the strength that was originally hidden in the shadows will be exposed.

The next one is to infiltrate secretly, with the help of the cover of the Chamber of Commerce, to hide our men and horses in the city,...... , on the bright side, still let Qian Duguan control ,......"

Lin Dao, who listened to the scholar's boastful talk, drank wine indifferently, and listened to the other party's strategy, neither denying nor confirming.

After Lin Dao listened, he found that the strategy proposed by Pei Yu seemed a little immature, but it was also feasible. If you train it properly, you can still take on important responsibilities.

Therefore, after seeing Pei Yu's somewhat embarrassed expression after speaking, he said: "Be cautious, your strategy is generally feasible. However, you have forgotten one point, that is, the Hanshui Gang, which is the essence of an illegal society.

Therefore, the implementation of the second strategy requires the power to protect wealth. Otherwise, the food that is just placed in the wolf's mouth will be swallowed at any time.

After all, we're in troubled times now!"

"Uh..."Hearing Lin Dao's reminder, Pei Yu remembered what he had seen and heard on the official road, and he also reacted.

Just as he was about to say something more, Lin Dao handed over a letter and said, "How to control Xiangyang City, I will leave it to you." There's the back hand I've got for you. If you feel like you can't solve it, turn it on and you'll know what to do. ”

"I'm ......" After hearing Lin Dao's words, Pei Yu couldn't help but hesitate.

Seeing the hesitation in Pei Yu's eyes, Lin Dao stood up and patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Don't worry about doing it boldly! Like you said, it's a big deal to run things over. ”

"I know, big brother!" After saying this, Pei Yu's eyes showed a hint of emotion.

"Well, after handing it over to you here, I won't delay any longer. Gone ......."

After Pei Yu nodded, Lin Dao didn't say anything, and disappeared into the tavern in an instant, leaving only Pei Yu standing stupidly in front of the wine table.

After leaving Xiangyang, the forest road turns to the southwest, and after passing through Jingling, along the official road to the south, you will come to a feng shui treasure land surrounded by mountains and green water.

It is the largest ranch for raising war horses in the whole south, and it is also one of the few pastures in the Central Plains that can produce war horses.

Any inspirational overlord who wants to compete in the world can understand the strategic significance of Pegasus Ranch.

After coming here, seeing the location here, Lin Dao also understood why Li Mi wanted to occupy or destroy the Pegasus Ranch.

Climbing a mountain peak next to him and looking forward, Lin Dao just took a rough look, and the landform and geography around Pegasus Ranch had already expressed admiration for the vision of the merchant's ancestors.

After letting out a sigh of emotion: "It is worthy of the blessed land formed by the creation of heaven and earth", Lin Dao walked along the only mountain road to the pasture.