It turned out that the owner of the house surnamed Zhu was none other than Zhu Shanhe, the elder of the Flying Dragon Sect that Li Xuan had rescued from Fengxing at the foot of the King's Mountain earlier. Zhu Shanhe took Li Xuan's hand and walked to the back hall, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet the two honored guests." While laughing, the three of them had already arrived in the back hall. The furnishings in the back hall are quaint and warm like spring, and there are six people sitting at a huge table of eight immortals. Zhu Shanhe took Li Xuan's hand and entered the hall, and four people got up to greet him.

Li Xuan saw that these four people turned out to be old acquaintances.

The first to greet is a thin figure, looking very energetic man is the owner of the Lion Tower in Chang'an Han Zaitong, followed by the owner of Lantian Qiyun Pavilion, known as He Xiandu, who is known as the iron leg of Longxing, the owner of Chaoyang Winery in Luxian County, Tong Haitong, who is known as the immortal Tong Haitong of a thousand cups, the owner of the Maple Leaf Cave of Zhongnan Mountain, and the owner of the Doumu Gao Dou Cave who is known as the Iron Sword God.

Zhu Shanhe saw Han Zai and a few people chatting with Li Xuan, laughed and waved his hand to stop it, and then pulled Li Xuan to a fair-skinned, lean and elegant person sitting at the top of the place: "Let me introduce you, this is the young hero Li Xuanli brother I just mentioned." After finishing speaking, he turned his head to Li Xuan and said, "This is the famous Mr. Li Mi Li, the famous Pushan Gong." ”

Li Xuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to give the junior salute and said: "Mr. Jiuwen's name, I saw it today, and the junior is really honored." ”

Li Mi saw that Li Xuan was very respectful, so he slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Say Cao Cao Cao is here, we are just listening to Zhu Laoxia tell your story, but you have appeared Haha This world is too small, but fate is everywhere." ”

Li Xuan saw that Li Mi's expression was quiet, depressed, and indifferent, not tall, his hair was meticulously combed, his slightly thin figure, thin eyebrows and eyes, his lips were slightly thin, and his extremely neatly trimmed beard was eye-catching and abnormal. At this time, although the room was as warm as spring, he did not take off the gray coat on his body, and the whole person leaned on the wooden chair, and there was no sign that he was wanted by the imperial court on his reddish face that was smoked by wine.

After Li Mi finished speaking, his eyes seemed to sweep over Ling Long, who was standing beside Li Xuan, intentionally or unintentionally, and said lightly: "The two of you are really talented and beautiful! Haha young heroes join hands to roam the rivers and lakes, but they envy us." Li Xuan's eyes when he saw the famous Pushan Gong Li Mi just swept over Ling Long, although they were hurried and short, they seemed to imply an intriguing different feeling.

He was slightly stunned, and he didn't know how to take the words over for a while.

At this time, a man with a slightly yellow complexion, a heroic expression, and long eyebrows sitting beside Li Mi, the Duke of Pushan, did not wait for Zhu Shanhe's introduction, took the initiative to stand up, hugged his fists and smiled: "In Xia Qin Qiong, the word Uncle Bao Hey, if a person who walks the rivers and lakes can be praised by Zhu's predecessors, he must be an extraordinary person." I look at Brother Li's heroic and elegant posture, lofty instruments, and steady demeanor, and it is extraordinary!" he said and stepped forward to hold Li Xuan's hand tightly, his expression full of warmth at first sight.

Li Xuan heard Qin Qiong's self-introduction, and said in surprise: "Your Excellency is Qin Qiong who followed Zhang Sumeru to conquer the righteous thief Lu Mingyue and burned the other party's thirty camp tents with more than a thousand people?"

Qin Qiong heard that Li Xuan actually knew herself, and said happily: "It's exactly below." Li Xuan sighed and said: "I've heard of your name before, just because I haven't seen him, and it's really like the rumors in the rivers and lakes" Qin Qiong saw that Li Xuan wanted to speak and stopped, and couldn't help but wonder: "The rivers and lakes spread how I am haha, my brother is a bold person, just say what you have to say." ”

Li Xuan said in a deep voice: "Some people say that your hands are stained with the blood of the rebels in the world, and you are an out-and-out accomplice of the imperial court. ”

Qin Qiong laughed and said, "Brother is really straightforward. Am I different from the appearance of the rivers and lakes?" Li Xuan smiled slightly: "It is rumored that Your Excellency has a protruding eye and a leopard head, and his face is full of evil spirits, and the whole person looks like the king of Hades is alive and the devil is reborn. However, now I see that you are tall, with sword eyebrows, and the air of justice is everywhere in your body!"

When Zhu Shanhe heard Li Xuan say this, they were very amused and laughed.

Qin Qiong heard this: "This is really a misunderstanding. Alas, how can the words of the people of the rivers and lakes be believed. If there is a misunderstanding between people, good things will become bad things. This is like when the cloth clothes gather to oppose the court, the people in the rivers and lakes always think that the court is wrong, but in fact, it is not at all. Nowadays, there are often tens of thousands of cloth clothes gathered in the crowd, some of them are good people, but some of them are extremely vicious people, and the good people are mixed with the most vicious people, like a malicious misunderstanding, if you want to explain it clearly, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Therefore, I, an accomplice of the imperial court, had to be ordered to cut it off with a knife and stabilize the world. ”

Li Xuan said lightly: "Who doesn't want to live a peaceful and prosperous life, who is willing to put down the hoe and pick up the steel knife? Brother Qin has ever thought that the reason why those extremely vicious people can incite the good people to rebel is that the imperial court should not bear the responsibility for the chaos of the court? Alas, such as Lu Mingyue and his ilk, although there are many people, they do all the unrighteous things, and they should be exterminated. ”

Qin Qiong smiled and said, "That's true. Although Lu Mingyue is known as a righteous army, he actually burns and kills all kinds of evil. I eat the imperial court, and it is only a matter of duty to be ordered to levy, of course, it is only a small military achievement, and it is not worth mentioning. ”

Li Xuan shook his head and said, "You are too humble. I heard that you are familiar with military books and are good at arranging formations, although the word Qin Qiong is not as loud as the famous masters in the rivers and lakes, it can make the rebel court famous and fearful, which is not something ordinary people can do!"

Zhu Shanhe saw that Li Xuan and Qin Qiong were arguing endlessly, and he was worried that he would snub Li Mi, the Duke of Pushan, so he shook Li Xuan's hand and laughed: "Since the good brother is here, and he has caught up with the two honored guests in the village, we must drink thousands of cups to relieve our joy." ”

Everyone pushed the cup and changed the cup, drank happily, and did not realize that they were drunk.

Han Zaitong and He Self were exhausted and left separately, while Ling Long also went to sleep first due to fatigue. At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the wisps of light melted the dim dawn into an off-white like a fish belly, and the residual candles were swaying, and only the four people who were still in spirit were left in the back hall of Nuoda to continue drinking.

The people scattered the wine and withdrew, and the family brought strong tea. Zhu Shanhe picked up the teacup and blew the foam, and said, "Good brother came to Shandong this time, is it to participate in the Taishan Heroes Conference?" Li Xuan nodded, and simply said that Ah Ying and the others came here first, and he wanted to meet them with Taishan. Zhu Shanhe sighed when he heard this: "I see. Good brother, if you believe my brother's words, you can't go to this Taishan Conference. Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and said strangely: "Why?" Zhu Shanhe glanced at Li Mi and Qin Qiong, and said slowly: "It is said that this Taishan Conference was originally initiated by Hongzhen Lao Dao, the head of the Lingfeng Cliff Songfeng Dao Sect. According to the original idea of Hongzhen Lao Dao, it was to bring together heroes from all walks of life in the rivers and lakes to discuss how to preserve the bloodline of the rivers and lakes in today's troubled times. Hmph, a good event has long since changed its flavor and has become a place of enveloping, crowding, competing for fame and profit. So, don't go!"

When Li Xuan heard this, he muttered: "Jianghu is a vanity fair, not to mention that the scale of this event is unprecedented, so this situation is actually expected." However, I don't know who will be able to take advantage of this event?"

Zhu Shanhe smiled slightly: "Please explain Mr. Li Mi!"

Li Mi nodded slightly and said, "This matter is a long story. As early as a few months ago, I came to Shandong to take refuge, and thanks to the protection of my friends in the rivers and lakes, although I hid in Tibet, I was safe. During this time, I once went to the Lingfeng Cliff of the Songfeng Dao Sect and stayed at the Hongzhen Daoist for a few days, and in those days, people kept desperately trying their lives to look for me. At first, I thought that the imperial court had sent people disguised as people from the rivers and lakes to trap me, but later I realized that these people were actually the same person who arranged the same task to find me, and the purpose was to send me a rich dart. Hum the rich dart, but in my opinion, it is a dart of death!"

When Li Xuan heard the three words of the rich dart, he was shocked and muttered: "The rich dart, the rich dart, is indeed a life-threatening dart! The same person arranged the same task of the rich dart, could it be that the same person you are talking about will be Hou Gongzi?"

Li Miqi said: "Do you also know that the rich dart was arranged by Hou Gongzi?" Li Xuan nodded, and simply explained how he met Duan Xiaotian, how he was entrusted by him on the top of the king's mountain, and how he lost the bamboo tube containing the secret letter of the rich dart after falling off the cliff. Li Mi listened carefully, laughed and said: "The young man is really blessed, alas, there is no rich dart in the world, all this is just a means for Hou Gongzi to disturb the rivers and lakes." ”

When Li Xuan heard Li Mi say this, he couldn't help but remember that on the bank of Longhu Pond, Feng Xingyu had also told Yan Wushu that the so-called rich dart plan was just Hou Gongzi pretending to mess with the rivers and lakes in the name of rich darts. It seems that the rich dart is indeed a conspiracy.

Li Mi sighed: "Since the rich dart is finally pointing at me, I have to find out what the reason is. But I am wandering the rivers and lakes, and I am weak alone, and it is not easy to find out the secret behind it, but on the night of August 15, a person from Lingfeng Cliff came to let me finally know the answer. Li Xuanqi said: "Who arrived at Lingfeng Cliff?" Li Mi smiled slightly and said: "The big boss of Wagang Village, Zhai Rang Zhai Zhai, the master." Li Xuan said in surprise: "What is the Lord of Zhai Village looking for you?" Li Mi smiled and looked at Qin Qiong beside him, and sighed: "The Lord of Zhai Village came to Lingfeng Cliff that day, which is similar to what Brother Zhai Baoxian is looking for me now. It's just that the lord of Zhai Zhai invited me to join the gang, and Brother Shu Bao conveyed Lord Zhang Sumeru's secret order to pardon me. ”

Li Xuan looked at Qin Qiong in surprise, and saw that he was looking at him with a smile, and secretly said in his heart: "No wonder Qin Qiong, who is an official of the imperial court, actually sat down with Li Mi, a key criminal of the imperial court, to eat wine, it seems that he is here to persuade Li Mi to return to the imperial court!"

Li Mi continued: "After the lord of Zhai Zhai found me, he first expressed his sincerity in inviting me to join Wagangzhai, and then explained in detail Hou Gongzi's plan to disturb the rivers and lakes. By the way, does Li Shaoxia know about Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guogong in Taiyuan?"

Li Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Naturally, I know." It is said that Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, is a descendant of Li, the founding monarch of the Western Liang Kingdom, and his grandfather was one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his father was a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. This person is powerful, after the meritorious service of the powerful!"

Li Mi nodded and said, "What the young man said is extremely true. After a pause, he continued: "Li Yuan seems to be low-key, but in fact, he is a master who hides needles. Although he had many children, he was only interested in raising three. The eldest son Li Jiancheng, the second son Li Shimin, and the fourth son Li Yuanji are all extremely ambitious people although their talents are high and low. In recent years, they have not only established their own circles of influence, but also constantly created chaos on the rivers and lakes. Alas, the rich dart that appeared on the rivers and lakes before was the masterpiece of the fourth son, Li Yuanji. ”

Li Xuan met Li Shimin in Shaolin Temple before, although he did not swear to help stabilize the rivers and lakes, but he also planned to help him do chivalrous things. At this time, listening to Li Mi's words, he secretly thought: "If the matter of the rich dart really involves Li Yuanji, the fourth son of Li Yuan, will it also be related to Li Shimin?" I couldn't help asking: "How did Li Yuanji plan the rich dart?"

Li Mi continued: "If you want to talk about Li Yuanji's plan for the rich dart, you should start with him establishing his own circle. Alas, if you want to build a great cause, you will not only need all kinds of resourceful people to help plan it, but also need a huge amount of financial support. Although Li Yuanji is young, he has already made bets on him, betting that he will become a big thing in the future. ”

Li Xuan was surprised: "Who is that person?"

Li Mi said lightly: "An Ruohai, the owner of the twelve serial money banks that specializes in facilitating the money exchange of high-rollers in the rivers and lakes and collecting commissions. ”

Li Xuan was surprised: "An Ruohai, the owner of the Twelve Consecutive Money Villages! A money businessman actually bet on Li Yuanji? Why did he do this?"

Li Mi said: "Businessman, Hmph, An Ruohai is indeed a businessman, but what he did this time was the biggest deal in the world. Li Xuandao: "Bet on the biggest deal in the world! Could it be that An Ruohai is imitating Lu Buwei in the Spring and Autumn Period and betting on Li Yuanji?" Although Zhu Shanhe knew the ins and outs of the rich dart, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Li Mi say that An Ruohai bet on Li Yuanji. He looked at Qin Qiong, who had been silent, and saw that the other party also had a different color, and couldn't help but sigh: "If An Ruohai, the owner of the Twelve Serial Money Villages, is really imitating Lu Buwei in the Spring and Autumn Period, this is really a big bet in the world!"

Li Xuan knew that when Lü Buwei, who was a businessman, saw Chu, the grandson of King Qin Zhao's concubine, who was pledged in Zhao State, he was very sure that strange goods could be lived, and then he invested heavily in Zichu to help him finally ascend to the throne of King Qin. Why did An Ruohai fund Li Yuanji to achieve the throne? Could it be that political adventure is more important than the status of the rich Quartet?

Li Mi seemed to know that Li Xuan and others had doubts, and said with a slight smile: "The great weapon of the country is nothing more than literary talent, generals, and money. It is important to know that businessmen pay little attention to the first two, because businessmen are born to seek profit. However, we must see clearly that although the trading of An Ruohai Money Village only provides convenience for the people of the rivers and lakes, it has already touched the core of the foundation of the imperial court's control of money circulation. The bigger the deal, the easier it is to invite the imperial court to punish crimes! And his bet that Li Yuanji will ascend to the throne in the future is aimed at making political capital and making the business of the 12 Lianlian Money Banks up to the dignitaries and down to the common people. Hmph, this is a big game of chess. If it is done, it will not only glorify the ancestors, but also benefit the children and grandchildren. But if it doesn't work, it will be connected to the nine clans. Therefore, An Ruohai began to do his best to help Li Yuanji establish a strong circle of influence, and constantly made plans for capital and planning, and Fugui Dart was one of the plans.

The Fugui Dart plan, first of all, let Li Yuanji borrow the fake surname of the Hou family used by his father Li Yuan when he entered the rivers and lakes, and recruit people who have resentment and hardships against the court, magnates, and clans, and then give small favors and small favors, using the hatred rooted in the hearts of these people, as well as their fearlessness of death, let them spread rumors everywhere, and there will be rich darts in the rivers and lakes. ”

Li Xuan was puzzled: "Some people say that the rich dart is a contact letter from people who rebel against the imperial court, some people say that the rich dart is the pearl of the night in the palace, and some people say that the rich dart is a holy decree of the imperial court to reward and arrest the heads of people from all walks of life! What is it?"

Li Mi said in a deep voice: "The rich dart is nothing, humming it is just some demagogic and ethereal rumors. Li Yuanji and An Ruohai threw dozens of rich and noble darts into the rivers and lakes, in addition to prompting the already anxious imperial court to step up the conquest of various anti-kings, but also to let Yu Wenhua, who was in charge of the five internal and external mansions, have to devote their energy to enter the rivers and lakes. In this way, the already chaotic world will be even more chaotic, and the already crumbling Great Sui Dynasty will be even more fragile. ”

Li Xuan nodded and said, "The thousand-mile causeway was destroyed in the anthill. It seems that the rich dart is also a small anthill on the long causeway of the Great Sui Imperial Court!"

Li Mi nodded and sighed: "Li Yuanji and An Ruohai can be described as killing birds with one stone when doing this. When the dazzling rich darts appeared on the rivers and lakes, the chaos caused was not trivial. After this incident, An Ruohai not only was able to get political capital from Li Yuanji, but even took advantage of the panic and confusion caused by the rich and noble darts among the high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, and made a lot of money. After speaking, he added: "The chaos created by the rich dart is indeed extraordinary. Hmph, some people framed the rich dart to Zhai Rang, the owner of Wagang Village, and some people deliberately linked this matter to me, in addition to Li Yuanji and An Ruohai, Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng and second son Li Shimin also made great contributions!"

Li Xuanqi said: "The rich dart is still related to them?"