Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 603 New Partner
Of course they knew who the legendary generals were around Gu Rubing, but Xie Xing did not expect that the person Gu Rubing brought this time was actually a legendary general, and Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, who was ranked second in Gu Rubing's eyes.

"Since it's General Zhao, I feel relieved. Please follow me."

After saying that, Xie Heng took the two of them to an inn.

"King Lie, this is one of our Xie family's businesses. Now is a time of war, and there are not many people in the inn. You two can rest here. Wei Xi from the Wei family will be here soon. I will bring him to see you then."

After Xie Yan finished speaking, he turned and left.

Looking at Xie Ying's back, Zhao Yun's face instantly turned gloomy.

In the army, the only one who dared to leave without Gu Rubing's order was Zhuge Liang.

But who was Zhuge Liang? How could Xie Zhen dare to do the same thing as Zhuge Liang?

"My lord, this man cannot stay."

"Well, you can see it too?"

"Yes!"

What Zhao Yun was talking about was naturally Xie Huan's attitude towards Gu Rubing. It was not like that of a monarch and his subject at all. Instead, it was like that of a guest. This was totally inconsistent with the status of both parties.

But what Gu Rubing said was indeed something else.

"Okay, this guy won't live long, but he's still useful for the time being, so we don't need to rush."

Zhao Yun nodded.

Not long after, Xie Heng brought Wei Yi to the outside of Gu Rubing's room.

"King Lie, the people have been brought here."

"come in."

Gu Rubing's voice came from inside the room.

The door was pushed open, and Gu Rubing saw that behind Xie Heng, there was actually a young man. This man had a steady look in his eyes, and even his words and actions were sharp, but he lacked the cunningness of a businessman.

Compared to the elderly Xie Huan, Gu Rubing still values ​​the young man in front of him more.

"I am Wei Xi, a humble commoner, honored to meet King Lie!"

Gu Rubing walked forward and helped Wei Xi up from the ground.

"It turns out that Changqi is here, please sit down."

Zhao Yun didn't think there was anything wrong with Gu Rubing's behavior, but it made Xie Hong feel something was wrong.

I didn't receive such treatment at the beginning.

"King Lie, do you know me?"

"Of course, I'm familiar with Chang Qi's name."

Wei Yi looked at Gu Rubing and didn't care about what Gu Rubing said at all. He only did half of it while sitting on the chair.

"Changqi, you are also a smart person. I think I don't need to explain the purpose of calling you here this time. Tell me what you think?"

"King Lie, how you fight with Sunzhou Mu is your business. We are just businessmen and don't want to get involved too much. We can provide you with a certain amount of food and gold and silver, but we can't provide the rest. We provided the same as Sunzhou Mu back then."

"How dare you talk about Sun Jian in front of King Lie?"

Xie Huan finally found an opportunity to show himself in front of Gu Rubing, and immediately stood up and scolded Wei Yi.

"Why don't you dare to say it? At least now our Wei family is still in Sunzhou Mu's camp. We are businessmen pursuing our own interests and may surrender to others at any time. But since we are here with Sunzhou Mu, before we confirm the rebellion, Sunzhou Mu is still our lord."

Xie Huan wanted to say something, but Gu Rubing waved his hand. He didn't care about what Wei Xi said and even felt that he agreed with it.

"Okay, that's nothing. But Chang Qi, I can't accept what you just said. Sun Jian is Sun Jian, and I am Liu Bei. You can't use the same method against Sun Jian against me, Liu Bei."

Wei Xi looked at Gu Rubing. He had long known that Liu Bei might be difficult to deal with, but he did not expect that Liu Bei would be so difficult. Before coming, Wei Xi had prepared a large amount of money and food to deal with Gu Rubing.

But from what he said now, it seems that what Gu Rubing wants is not just money or food.

"King Lie, please tell me directly, what exactly do you want?"

"I want half of your Wei family's annual income."

Wei Yi was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and nodded immediately.

"make a deal!"

Wei Yi agreed so readily that Gu Rubing was caught off guard.

Even Xie Huan hesitated for a long time before reluctantly agreeing to such a request that would damage his foundation, but Wei Xi did not object at all.

"you understand me?"

"Of course, King Lie's meaning couldn't be clearer. I can give you half of our Wei family's profits, but I want the four major families."

After Wei Yi finished speaking, he looked directly at Xie Huan in front of him.

It is obvious that the so-called four major families include the Xie family.

"Master Wei, you are such a joker. Have you forgotten who brought you to see King Lie? Do you think King Lie would agree to let your Wei family annex our Xie..."

"I agree!"

Gu Rubing's voice suddenly appeared, forcing Xie Ying to swallow the words he had not finished speaking.

Xie Xuan looked at Gu Rubing in shock.

Agree? What does this mean? Do you want us to merge, or do you want to take over the Xie family...

Xie Xing no longer dared to think further and could only look at Gu Rubing, with cold sweat already appearing on his forehead.

Gu Rubing didn't care about this kind of family dispute.

In his eyes, the so-called family is just a group of businessmen gathered together. He has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. It is just a small family. As long as he is unhappy, he can destroy it with a wave of his hand.

But after receiving Zhang Liao's military report, Gu Rubing's mind changed completely.

Even his spies hidden in the Yangzhou army failed to send out the information, but the Xie family actually did it.

If it weren't for the information about the Xie family, Zhang Liao wouldn't know how much he would have lost.

Obviously, these families were able to survive in the turbulent times, and they all had their own abilities.

These people might only be able to help me financially and in some way openly, but I can't even imagine how much they can help me secretly.

After having this idea, Gu Rubing had already started thinking about the real target of his cooperation.

Gu Rubing was still looking for it, but after seeing Wei Yi, he made up his mind.

"King Lie, you..."

"Master Xie, don't worry. Your Xie family is the first family to seek cooperation with me. How could I possibly treat your Xie family unfairly? I will fulfill my promise to your Xie family. As for the Wei family, your Xie family already has so much. It's just Yangzhou. What will happen if you give it to the Wei family?"

Xie Xuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Seeing that the two sides were talking quite harmoniously, and looking at the time, it was already evening. Xie Huan didn't want to stay any longer, so he turned around and left with Wei Xi.

After making sure that the two had left, Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing.

"My Lord, do we really want to cooperate with the aristocratic families?"

"Of course, through the incident with Wenyuan, I discovered that no matter whether it is Sun Jian or Cao Cao, they both manage their camps very strictly. Generally, if there is any major action, the camp will be closed, so that the news cannot be transmitted. We are at a great disadvantage without intelligence, but if we have the help of these aristocratic families, it will be much easier for us."

Zhao Yun also understood after hearing this. These people might guard against the soldiers in the barracks to prevent someone from tipping off, but they certainly would not guard against the people outside the barracks, but these people were likely to be the clan disciples.

These people can spread the news as quickly as possible.

"My Lord, do you plan to cooperate with the Xie and Wei families?"

"We can only have one partner. Go find Wei Yi at night."

"Yes!"

Ugly time.

Zhao Yun quietly walked out of the room. He had previously inquired about the room where Wei Xi was. While no one was paying attention, he went straight to the door of Wei Xi's room.

However, before Zhao Yun could knock on the door, it was opened.

Wei Yi was standing at the door, looking at Zhao Yun.

"General Zhao, I knew King Lie would come to see me."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun looked at Wei Yi. He felt that this person seemed to have seen through Gu Rubing's thoughts.

"Then please."

Without Zhao Yun's instruction, Wei Xi tried his best to quietly avoid everyone along the way, and the two of them quietly came to the outside of Gu Rubing's room.

When he saw Zhao Yun and Wei Xi coming in, Gu Rubing stood up with a smile.

"Meet King Lie."

After saying this, Wei Yi was about to kneel down.

"Okay, we're meeting in secret, so let's not use all that red tape."

Zhao Yun walked to Gu Rubing's ear and told him what had just happened.

Gu Rubing did not expect that the Wei Yi in front of him was so smart and understood what he meant immediately.

"King Lie, you asked me to come here because of our Wei family's affairs, right? King Lie is planning to let our Wei family swallow up the Xie family?"

"clever!"

Wei Yi didn't care about Gu Rubing's praise at all, but stared at him.

"King Lie, you use such means, which makes me a little worried. Will you use the same means to attack our Wei family? After all, according to the time, it was the Xie family who contacted you first."

"That's right, but there is no such thing as first come first served in business. If we really follow this rule, the good things would have been snatched away long ago. Do I need to tell you this? As for whether I will take action against you, it depends on what your Wei family is thinking. To be honest with you, I can't accept what the Xie family wants. The talks have broken down, it's that simple."

"May I ask, what exactly did the Xie family want?"

"Half of the commercial rights of the Thirteen States!"

Hearing this request, Wei Yi took a breath.

He thought that the Xie family might want a little more, but he didn't expect it to be so much. He didn't understand what Xie Heng was thinking at the time. Liu Bei had worked so hard to conquer the world, and he hasn't enjoyed it yet, but he wants to give you half of it first. It would be strange if you don't die by snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

Wei Yi smiled bitterly and looked directly at Gu Rubing.

"Prince Lie, rest assured, we only want the four major families in Yangzhou and won't ask for anything more. After all, what we can give is indeed limited."

"Well, in that case, our cooperation has officially begun. However, the first problem we need to solve is to destroy the remaining two families. We..."

Before Gu Rubing could finish his words, he saw Wei Yi shaking his head and standing up.

"King Lie, no matter what you think, I suggest that you take action against the Xie family first."

"To the Xie family? Changqi, are you a little too anxious, or do you not believe me?"

"No, King Lie, I don't mean that."

Wei Yi immediately shook his head and then looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, you underestimate our noble families. Each of our families has some assassins who only obey the orders of the head of the family. Of course, you can also call them assassins. If we really plan to abandon the Xie family, the head of the Xie family will find out about it. When he uses his assassins, we will suffer."

Gu Rubing had not thought of this.

"Okay, if that's the case, then just kill Xie Yan."

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he nodded to Zhao Yun beside him.

Zhao Yun leaves the room.

Chou hour, Xie family mansion.

Zhao Yun was dressed in black and had a black scarf around his face, so no one could tell who he was.

After climbing over the wall, Zhao Yun took a few steps and then stopped.

"Now that you've seen it, come out."

As Zhao Yun's voice fell, several men in black slowly walked out from the darkness.

"Who are you? How dare you break into the Xie family?"

"Huh, Xie family? Such a small family can't stop me."

"Really? Then let's give it a try."

After saying that, the men in black rushed towards Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun wanted to test the opponent's strength, but he found that these people were all at the level of first-class generals.

This is not the strength that an ordinary security guard would have. Obviously, these are the death squads that Wei Yi mentioned.

"I didn't expect that you, a snitch, have some strength."

These assassins actually mistook Zhao Yun for a thief. After seeing Zhao Yun dodge their attacks, they continued to attack.

However, Zhao Yun did not give him this opportunity. He grabbed one of the men's wrists with one hand, and then broke the wrist of the assassin with a little force.

The assassin was about to scream, but Zhao Yun swung his sword and his neck was cut off, and the sword in his hand fell into Zhao Yun's hand.

Seeing this, these assassins retreated one after another.

After the fight just now, they found that Zhao Yun was probably not a thief.

Everyone saw the move just now. It was fast, accurate, ruthless, clean and neat, without any delay.

To have such strength, one must be a veteran of many battles.

"Who are you? Why did you attack my Xie family? This is King Lie's territory, and our Xie family is also King Lie's people. If anything happens to us, King Lie will not let you go."

Zhao Yun didn't expect that these people couldn't beat him, so they brought out his lord.

Zhao Yun waved the sword in his hand and ignored what they said. With just one move, he killed all the assassins present. Even the wall he had just climbed over collapsed instantly.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yun stood there awkwardly.

The noise was really too loud. If I wanted to push the wall, why bother turning it over?
The commotion here was indeed very loud, alarming the entire Xie family.

Since he was discovered, Zhao Yun didn't care about anything else and started the massacre directly.

Soon, all the servants and guards of the Xie family were slaughtered.

Zhao Yun came to Xie Huan's room.

(End of this chapter)