A knife in love

When the man in black said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then continued: "In the past ten years or so, Huangjinzhai has carefully dealt with the Fusang Kingdom's court and various famous people, and has gained many benefits from it. This generation of Huangjinzhai's village The master's name is Uta, who claims to be a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. He is an extraordinary figure. After becoming the leader of the village, Uta has great ambitions. He not only wants to keep the Golden Stronghold standing, but also wants to make a difference in the Fusang Kingdom. He worked hard over the years, and the population of Huanghuangzhai increased a lot, with more than a thousand soldiers capable of fighting. Even if he was fighting against the surrounding lords, Wuta was not only good at military management, but also good at business, and he had troops all over Fusang Kingdom. From trading, Huangjinzhai earns countless amounts of money every year. With the money, it can be used to recruit soldiers and horses, and gather weapons. When the time comes, it will flex its muscles. Not only does it want to become the overlord of one party, but it also wants to become the co-owner of the Fusang Islands. ”

Murong Danyan listened to the man in black and became more and more impatient. He thought to himself that this Tatar named Wuta was really crazy. He only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses, but he actually wanted to become the king of Fusang Kingdom. How could he? Isn't this just a dream? In the past, Yagyu Sogan was so powerful that he led a group of masters to conquer the Fuso Kingdom, and finally went to the capital to serve as an official, trying to become the king of the Fuso Kingdom. As a result, he ended up in a huge defeat. He had nowhere to stay in Fusang Kingdom and had to flee to the middle-earth country to avoid disaster. This Uta's martial arts skills are naturally far inferior to Yagyu Sogan's, and his intelligence and scheming are probably even worse. Huh, after arriving in Fusang Kingdom, everyone I met was arrogant and ignorant, which was really ridiculous.

While Murong Danyan was thinking, he heard the man in black continue to say: "Golden Village opened cloth shops, grain shops, pawn shops, medicine shops, etc. all over Fusang Country and made a lot of money. However, these cloth shops and pawn shops are all open businesses. Golden Village also does some low-cost businesses in secret. Among them, the one that makes the most money is to collect money from people and help them get rid of disasters, that is, to send martial arts masters in the village to be assassins. The Fusang court and the local daimyos have deep hatred, but each has its own concerns. They often dare not openly turn against their political enemies and can only do things behind their backs. Therefore, spending a lot of money to hire assassins to kill people is the best way to eliminate political enemies. Killing a nobleman costs at least 50,000 taels of silver. Such a big Who doesn't want to do business? In Fuso, there are three most powerful assassin factions, namely the Iga family, the Koga family and the Golden Village. The assassins of these three families have killed countless people and are well-known in Fuso. Everyone who hears about them is shocked. In order to compete for the business of killing people, the three families cannot get along with each other. Over the years, they have fought openly and secretly, and there are countless big fights. All three families have suffered heavy casualties. After decades of fighting, the Golden Village has a slight upper hand, overpowering the Iga family and the Koga family, becoming the number one assassin family in Fuso, charging at least 1,000 taels of silver for killing one person. Compared with the killing price of the Golden Village, the Iga family charges 300 taels for killing one person, and the Koga family charges 500 taels for killing one person, which is far behind the Golden Village. "

The more Murong Danyan listened, the more curious he became, and he couldn't help but say: "Huanghuangzhai, the Iga family, and the Koga family clearly put a price on killing people, so don't the Fuso government officials care about it?"

The man in black gave a bitter smile and said: "When the girl first arrived in Fusang Country, I'm afraid she didn't know the situation of Fusang Country. Fusang Country is isolated overseas and is a few isolated islands in the sea. Not to mention the barren land, most of the islands are high mountains and rivers. There is very little flat land, and the amount of food grown is pitiful. The Fusang people make a living by farming, fishing and hunting, and can barely fill their stomachs. Therefore, the Fusang people are extremely poor, and they are no different from poor people like beggars. , even if you have a deep hatred with others, when can you pay for assassins to kill your enemies? Therefore, most of the customers who can afford assassins from Huangjinzhai, Iga family, and Koga family to kill are court officials and Daimyos from all over the world. These people are the patrons of the assassins, so why would they suppress the Golden Village, the Iga family, and the Koga family?"

When the man in black said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "About seven years ago, the Iga family and the Koga family colluded together and bribed three famous families who had a history of quarrels with Huangjinzhai. Huanghuangzhai launched a sudden attack. At that time, Huanghuangzhai had suppressed the Iga family and the Koga family for several years. They thought that the two families were in dire straits and there was nothing to be afraid of. Unexpectedly, the centipede worm could die without dying. Not only did the Iga family and the Koga family not escape far away, but they joined forces to counterattack, and three daimyo families sent thousands of troops to help. The Golden Village was completely unprepared and suffered a heavy loss. Hundreds of people died in the enemy's attack. Under the attack, fortunately, Wu Ta calmly dispatched his troops and dealt with the enemy skillfully, so that the entire army was not wiped out. It was just that the enemy had planned for a long time and took the opportunity to surround Huangjinzhai. They were unable to break through the stronghold, but they also pushed Huangjinzhai into a desperate situation. They only had to be besieged for a few months, and Huangjinzhai must be defeated.

"Wuta knew that the enemy was encircling and not attacking, waiting for Huanghuangzhai to collapse without a fight, so naturally he refused to sit back and die. He sent pigeons to pass the message and mobilized Huanghuangzhai masters lurking in various parts of Fusang Kingdom to come back to help in the battle. Among them was a secret letter The letter was delivered to me, begging me to help because of my friendship with Huangjinzhai for generations. Naturally, I couldn't sit back and watch Huangjinzhai be destroyed by the enemy, so I rushed to Huangjinzhai all the way through the starry night and met Huangjin who returned to the village to help. Everyone in the village joined forces to attack the enemy's camp at night. The enemy did not expect that there would be a surprise attack, and they did not know how many of our troops there were in the dark. Wuta heard the noise in the enemy's camp in the village. When the sound got louder and we saw the flames rising into the sky, we knew that reinforcements had arrived, so we immediately led people to fight out of the stronghold. We killed the enemy from both sides and were defeated, and the siege of the Iga family and the Koga family was solved in one battle. They failed to steal a handful of rice but suffered numerous casualties. After escaping, they lay dormant and never dared to challenge Huanghuangzhai again. The soldiers and horses of the three famous families also lost their helmets and armor. Many soldiers died, and they knew Huanghuangzhai. There were many experts in the field, and the assassins they sent were extremely powerful. They were afraid that Uta would settle accounts with them later, so they had to pretend not to know about the matter, and sent envoys to Huanghuangzhai with a lot of money, claiming that they had been deceived by the Iga family and the Koga family. Only then would they send people to Huanghuangzhai to cause trouble. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, they must reconcile with Huanghuangzhai and the two sides will no longer use weapons.

"Wuta naturally knew that the three famous families had bad intentions, but he was still young and could not turn against these three famous families, so he comforted the envoy and prepared a generous gift for the envoy to take back. However, after this battle Uta felt that the situation was even more urgent and that he had to make more money, recruit troops, and accumulate weapons and food. When the time came, he would wipe out the famous names from all over the country, overthrow the Fuso Kingdom, and become the king of Fuso Country himself. "(End of this chapter)