Early in the morning, the two of them washed up, had breakfast, and asked the shopkeeper: "I heard that there is a famous general in this city, what is his name?"

The shopkeeper said, "Guest, you can be quiet, so that others can't hear you." As he spoke, he looked around to see if anyone noticed.

Lu Yunli asked, "What's the matter?"

Shopkeeper: "You are outsiders, I don't know, this person's name is Lan Ji." ”

Lu Yunli hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it's this Lan Ji, what's wrong?"

The shopkeeper is also a talkative person, and after opening this inn for so many years, any guest has to say a few words when he comes. After a long time, he became a broken mouth, and whispered: "This Lan Ji came here three years ago to take over Shangbei City, and he has 10,000 soldiers in his hands. At first, he treated the people well, and he still had respect for the dignitaries and dignitaries in the city. Just two years ago, there was a young man in the city who was good at bowing and arrows, and he could draw a ten-stone bow in a hundred steps. After all, Lan Ji's arrival caused some people to be dissatisfied, so someone hired the young man to shoot Lan Ji to death, and first gave fifty taels of silver as a deposit, and if it was completed, another hundred taels. This young man was also a poor child, and when he saw so much silver, of course he was tempted, so he picked up his bow and arrows and hid in the trees near the barracks, and he didn't know how long he waited, waiting for Lai Lan Ji to appear. He didn't hesitate to shoot the arrow with his bow, but the arrow was grabbed by Lan Ji in the air, waved his hand and threw it back, the boy screamed, and the arrow passed through his chest and fell to the ground. As soon as the incident happened, the young man's mother made a fuss, and where did the yamen dare to take care of this matter, so she reported it to Lord Mu of the Northeast. Master Mu had already regretted letting Lan Ji stay, so he used this as an excuse to recruit Lan Ji into Liaozhong. A smart person like Lan Ji, how could he not see this Hongmen banquet, so he couldn't get rid of it because of illness. Since then, Lan Ji has regarded Shangbei City as his base, and has accumulated grain, which is enough for the soldiers and people in the city to eat for more than two years. Master Mu also saw Lan Ji's wolf ambitions, but he didn't have a problem with him. ”

Lu Yunli glanced at Lu Bo, and Lu Yunli asked, "Does the shopkeeper know that Lan Ji has a man named Wang Rong?"

Shopkeeper: "I know, that man claims to be a captain, but he has no soldiers under him, and he specializes in taking care of the affairs of the city." ”

Lu Yunli asked, "Does the shopkeeper know where to find Captain Wang?"

Shopkeeper: "Go straight on this street, and after two streets, you can see the General's Mansion, and Wang Rong is inside." ”

Lu Yunli: "Shopkeeper Xie, keep this room for me, and I will stay for a few more days." Then he gave the shopkeeper ten taels of silver.

Lu Yunli pulled Lu Bo aside and said, "I didn't have a deep friendship with Lan Ji at first, and I didn't know him as a person, so today I will go by myself and find out the situation." Wait here for me, don't run around. I'll be back as soon as I can. ”

Lu Bo nodded, and Lu Yun left the door and walked straight to the General's Mansion. Along the way, the streets are full of merchants, business is booming, there are many small traders on the street, and there are many people, and most of the people in the north are fine in winter. The Upper North City is extremely lively. Lu Yun left this way, only feeling that the people here were rich and well-governed.

After walking for half an hour, I arrived at the General's Mansion, here at a glance it is the newly repaired General's Mansion, the wall is high, all around are guarded by guards, patrolling, there is a lookout every ten steps, there is a magic arm shooter standing on the high place, and the guard is very tight. Lu Yunli bowed down and saluted the guards at the gate, the so-called third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, and said politely: "This big brother, may I ask if Captain Wang Rong Wang is here?"

The guard who was the leader looked Lu Yunli up and down, and said, "Captain Wang is inside, who are you, report your name, and I will go in and report." The guard's words were not forceful, just ordinary. This surprised Lu Yunli, and he thought that the guards in the city were all as dog-fighting as they had encountered before.

Lu Yunli: "Under Lu Yunli, please report it." ”

The guard opened the door and entered the door, and after a while, the guard came out with Wang Rong, Wang Rong was surprised and delighted when he saw Lu Yunli, stepped forward and clasped Lu Yunli's hands, and said, "Am I not dreaming? ”

Lu Yunli: "It's too cold outside, can you find a warm place to talk?" said the same thing as when Lu Yunli came back with the head of the Blue Wolf King Zabusu three years ago

When Wang Rong saw that he still said this, he felt even more cordial, and led him to the general's mansion. When I came to Wang Rong's office, the room was not big, the facilities inside were ordinary, and there was a stove in the house, which was very warm. Lu Yunli took off his coat, saw that Wang Rong's desk was full of books and copywriting, and asked, "When did you abandon martial arts?"

Wang Rong: "Brother Lu smiled, General Lan Ji and the King of the Northeast reached a consensus, each step back, the King of the Northeast gave Lan Ji to go to the North City, and Lan Ji guaranteed that his troops would always remain 10,000. The 10,000 soldiers came with him, and there were people in all positions, I was a captain, and I should have been on a par with Sun Xiao, but because there were no soldiers to bring me, I was arranged by Lan Ji to manage the affairs of the people in the city. ”

Lu Yunli saw Wang Rong's expression of loss when he narrated, and he knew that he had no choice but to do this job, remembering that back then, he betrayed Yuntao because he saved Lan Ji, Yuntao is now the king of Beiling, but Wang Rong can never return to Bingma County. And Lan Ji's treatment of Wang Rong like this is really intolerable. The heart is angry, but what should be done is to be done. Then he asked, "Can General Lan Ji be in the General's Mansion?"

Wang Rong: "Yes, I should have just eaten at this time, and I am dealing with military affairs." Brother Lu wants to see him?"

Lu Yunli: "Exactly, I came here this time to see Lan Ji." ”

Wang Rong: "Wait two hours, when he finishes dealing with it, and we will meet him again when he is ready to go to lunch." ”

Lu Yunli: "Yes." ”

Wang Rong: "I also have to deal with some official business, the general's palace is heavily guarded, you still don't go out and walk around, wait for me here." ”

Lu Yunli found a low stool and sat on the charcoal brazier to make a fire. Wang Rong also began to concentrate on the copywriting on the table and stopped talking. Lu Yunli ignored him, and felt warm all over his body, so he took a nap on a bench. I don't know how long I slept, I was awakened by the violent sound of the door opening, and when I looked, it was an ordinary soldier who came in and said to Wang Rong: "Captain Wang, just now I found the corpses of more than 20 patrol soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Army in the snow outside the city, all of them were piled up into snowmen, and each of them was killed by a sword through the heart, and the technique was fast and neat. ”

Wang Rong got up and walked out quickly, and when he arrived at the door, he turned back to Lu Yunli and said, "I'll go out and have a look, I'll be back in a while, don't walk around, it's lunch time in one hour, and I'll come back and take you to see the general at that time." Without waiting for Lu Yunli to reply, he turned around and walked out quickly.

Not long after Wang Rong left the city, the door was pushed open again, this person was Lan Ji, seeing that Wang Rong was not in the room, but another person was there, looking at Lu Yunli and feeling a little familiar, pretending to be a soldier or not, he asked: "Who are you? Why are you here!"

Lu Yunli was also taken aback by Lan Ji's sudden intrusion, but quickly calmed down, remembering that at that time, he and Lan Ji only had a two-sided relationship, and it was dark night, so it was normal not to remember, so he said: "In Xia Lu Yunli, it is a personnel of Bianzhou, and I came today to discuss something important with the general." ”

Lan Ji had come to Wang Rong for the sake of his own patrol who had been killed outside the city, and when he saw that this man was going to discuss matters with him, he was a little impatient, so he said, "I'll talk about it when I come back." With that, he turned around and prepared to go out.

In order to keep Lan Ji, Lu Yunli directly showdown and said, "Is the general's dragon ring still there?"

Lan Ji was stopped by this sentence, reached out in his arms, and said, "How do you know that I have this ring?

Lu Yunli saw Lan Ji stop, fixed his mind, and said: "I'm just a wild man in the rivers and lakes, and by chance today, I learned that the King of Tanglin has collected eleven rings, and only this one is missing from the general." And it is determined to win. I don't know the real secret behind the ring, but I've heard rumors. ”

Lan Ji was wary and said, "Then what is your purpose?"

Lu Yunli: "I just want to tell the general that the dragon ring on your body is related to the safety of the people of the entire country." The king of Tanglin has already bought off countless good hands on the rivers and lakes to assassinate the general. Even if the general is outstanding in martial arts, he can't be on guard day and night, and at any time, as long as there is the slightest negligence, the enemy will seize the opportunity. When that day comes, the Tanglin King gathers the rings, and the entire country will be endangered. At that time, if there was no fierce general like the general to stop it, the world would definitely be in ruins. The words were calm, not too loud because of the crisis.

After hearing this, Lan Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Then what should I do in your opinion?"

Lu Yunli: "I am a martial arts person, and I am also a flat-headed person, of course I don't want the world to be unstable." The family teacher has some prestige in the martial arts, and hopes to join forces with the general to resist this catastrophe. "Lu Yunli faintly felt that Lan Ji was also an ambitious person, and he might not agree, and even if he agreed, he would eventually betray us.

Lan Ji asked Lu Yunli, "What do you think will happen if the Tanglin King never gets the dragon ring?"

Lu Yunli: "The king of Tanglin is friendly with the Son of Heaven of Jincheng, if he can't get the ring through assassination, he will definitely slander the Son of Heaven of Jincheng, and let him send troops to attack the King of the Northeast with himself on both sides. Lu Yunli also didn't deal with the warlord vassal king for a long time, and these words were just his own guesses.

Although Lan Ji is in the remote north, the affairs of Jincheng are also reported to him by flying pigeons every day, and seeing that Lu Yunli only said six or seven percent, but the general direction is right. Then he asked, "What did you just say your name?"

Lu Yunli: "Under Lu Yunli." ”

Lan Ji: "Regardless of your intelligence, just looking at your courage makes me feel extraordinary, so it's better to follow me in the future." Although I have few soldiers, I am all elite, and when the world is in turmoil, I can also be called the king. ”

Lu Yunli could see it clearly and knew that this time it was a futile. Then he said, "General, let me think about it." ”

Lan Ji: "You think about it, I still have something to do, so go first." He turned around and went out.