Dao fruit.

The voice came from outside the house, and then the curtain was lifted, and six or seven people entered in a file, the leader was a middle-aged man with a cane.

This person is a little thin, but his eyes are bright. When walking, the crutches bumped against the ground, which seemed dense and regular. When people heard it, they could not help but focus on it.

"It turned out to be Mr. Huang!"

As soon as the people in the room saw this person, they all left the table and saluted the person who came.

"Mr. Huang coming here at this time must have something to teach me."

But Mr. Huang waved his hand and said: "You are welcome, Mr. Huang came here just now after listening to Mr. Lu mentioning the matter of Marquis Dingguo's trip to the East." While he was speaking, another person walked out beside him.

This man was about 50 years old, with half-white hair and a stooped body. He looked like a little old man, but as long as he was a person in Zezhou, there was no one who didn't know this little old man.

This person is called Lu Jin, and like Lei Yuan and others, he is also one of the four major merchants in Zezhou, and he can be called the head of the four families. He surpasses the other three in terms of wealth and power, and his family's ancestors are also There was a time when it was in its heyday, and it used to be one of the aristocratic families, but unfortunately, the family fortune fell in the middle of the journey.

But seeing that the Lu family was about to fall, there were people who made a difference, turned to business, and laid the foundation. Afterwards, several heroes were born one after another, and once again made a difference in the imperial examination. The forces on the surface use officials to protect businessmen.

Even now, one of Lu's sons and two grandsons are well-known, and the most promising grandson is an official in Hebei Province.

In fact, the reason why the four major merchants in Zezhou were able to connect with the evil bandits in Tiangang was because of the old man Lu's son who set up a bridge among them. The three are much closer.

If it weren't for Old Man Lu's consideration of safety.I will definitely not recommend other companies to join in and share the profits——

If only the Lu family is engaged in smuggling with the rebels, the risk is actually very high, because other merchants who do not get benefits will pay all the price for it, and they will not hesitate to report to the officials.

It was based on this consideration that Old Man Lu fought against all opinions within the Lu family and brought in the other three families to participate.

In this way, the protection of interests.It also made the other three families work together with the Lu family to use various channels and means to cover up the news as much as possible, and to continuously increase the scale of this business route.

However, everything has two sides, and there are advantages and disadvantages. In old man Lu's original plan, their cooperation with the rebels would not last too long, once they made enough money.It will be stopped immediately - after all, with the changes in the situation in Darui, even the most pessimistic person does not think that relying on a few bandits and thieves in Qilu and Hebei.It can threaten the safety of the entire dynasty.

What can the grassland people and the White Lotus Sect fail to do, so what can such a few teams do?

This is a very simple logic, unless you can predict the prophet, otherwise anyone in the game.No one would think that a huge empire would collapse suddenly.

However, it is easy to get on board.It was difficult to disembark, Old Man Lu and the others had their own considerations, but the anti-military forces were not fools, they had their own ways to manipulate the other side, after a series of intrigues, they even grasped a lot of things about the Lu family and other merchants, and used them as threats.

Therefore, this strange way of cooperation continues in the game between the two sides. According to the normal trajectory, the game cannot be ended until one side obtains enough bargaining chips, or one side is completely eliminated physically.

But Qiu Yan was killed on the way, and with many killings in the past, not to mention the merchants in Zezhou, even the gangsters themselves were very worried-they were caught with Qiu Yan in the recent period of time. The new army, which is inextricably linked, was defeated one after another and retreated again and again.

When the army was just raised, the bandits from the Tiangang Earth were well prepared, and even the corresponding bandits in the Hebei Road, the two sides hit it off, and the land under their control expanded rapidly.

The north was affected by natural disasters in the past, and prairie bandits often came in to raid grass valleys, so the population is not as large as that of the south of the Yangtze River, and many official roads and facilities have been destroyed.

Not to mention, in order to prevent border aggression, the front line in the north is dotted with military towns, most of which are soldiers of hundreds of battles, so it has never been easy to rebel in this place.

If Tiangang's villain hadn't seen the situation and knew that if he didn't fight at this time, he would have no chance in the future, he probably wouldn't easily raise the flag of rebellion.

Even so, it was only after Wu Siping left the customs again with his troops that he dared to riot. This is because there were still sporadic resistance on the grassland, which could involve the idea of ​​​​the frontier army, which made the people in the cottage want to fight quickly. , hit a time difference.

But the reality is very cruel, the frontier army did not move, but the new army who came from the pass, but they were stunned at once, but the arrow had to be fired, forcing them to use factors other than the battlefield to find a way to get rid of it. dilemma.

It is precisely because of these considerations that Mr. Huang came here.

"Grand Lu, I wonder why he has been missing for a long time today. It turns out that he brought a distinguished guest with him."

Here, after Lei Yuan and the others saluted, their eyes fell on old man Lu again.

Old man Lu chuckled, put his hand on his long beard and said: "The Marquis of Dingguo came from the east, and the person who came was not kind. I expected that you must have doubts. He happened to receive a letter from Mr. Huang, so he invited him over to plan a big event together. "

"Conspiracy for big things?"

Hearing these four words, the hearts of the other merchants headed by Lei Yuan jumped, and they subconsciously looked at the people who came with Mr. Huang and Old Man Lu.

Each of these people seems to be shorter, but everyone's eyes are shining brightly, and their temples are high and raised. It can be seen that they have a lot of cultivation, and there is an undisguised evil spirit in Gu Pan. Going out to kill people is definitely a good hand——

In fact, this is not the first time. Last time, old man Lu also discussed a "big matter" with everyone. The final result was to use the hands of the rebels to kill another big family in the city. Now Lei Yuan and others are afraid of him. Repeat the trick again.

"I can't make it."

Worried, Lei Yuan trembled on his chubby face, and persuaded: "The Marquis of Dingguo is an important minister of the court, and he himself has extraordinary experience. We can't do anything to such a person!"

Even before old man Lu and others came in, Lei Yuan and other merchants were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, not knowing what to do, they never thought about it.

"Master Lei, you misunderstood."

It was Mr. Huang who opened the mouth to save the siege, and he heard a smile: "When we do things, we pay attention to a person who is not ashamed of his heart. We all walk upright, sit upright, and do justice for the sky! He killed the Li family before, and he oppressed the good , Disregarding human life, is extravagant, death is not a pity, but Ding Guohou is not like this, even in our cottage, we all admire him, so the main purpose of coming here this time is to let him recognize this. The true face of the imperial court, abandoning the dark and turning to the bright."

"This..." Hearing these words, Lei Yuan and the others were stunned immediately, and looked at Mr. Huang with a bit of dullness and confusion, as if they were looking at a lunatic.

You know, the Marquis of Dingguo will come here, and everyone present knows that he is going to accept the surrender of the evil thief from Tiangang and Earth. As a result, Mr. Huang, who is one of the enemy troops, clearly wants to turn around and surrender. A Marquis of the imperial court, a great Confucianist of humanity, and a master of military strategists!

This is simply a fantasy!

But looking at Mr. Huang's confident expression, how could Lei Yuan and the others answer the questions in their hearts?

So, what followed was another show of mutual humility, but in the end, this Mr. Huang was unceremoniously placed on the main seat in the nominations of the crowd, and the others were placed on both sides, which can be regarded as showing their attitude.

"Huang knows that you don't think so much about what I said just now," Mr. Huang finally stopped talking and going around in circles as soon as he sat down, and directly said the things that matter most to everyone, "But it's human-made. Raising the flag of rebellion this time is I waited for Zhongyi Village to plan for a long time and made a deliberate decision. Thanks to everyone’s support in the past, now that everyone has encountered difficulties, why would we stand by and watch, no matter how difficult it is, we must do it!”

As soon as these words came out, the old man Lu, Lei Yuan and the others couldn't help bursting into tears of gratitude, but they were secretly cursing in their hearts.

"This person really doesn't want to be shy. The Marquis of Dingguo was originally attracted by you to go on a tour, but now let us suffer. Even if your goals can be achieved, it is still yours to find benefits..."

Scolding is nothing but scolding, but they also know that at this time they can only count on this surname Huang, and what to do is still a clue.

These doubts were quickly asked by Lei Yuan and others.

Mr. Huang responded indifferently: "I don't need to say too much about this, we have our own methods."

Lei Yuan begged and said: "We must know that you are resourceful and resourceful, sir, and you will not be indiscriminate. It's just that the few of us are limited by our vision. After hearing the news about the Duke of Ding, we are already in a mess, and now we are even more restless. , Sir, you can reveal a little bit, so that we can feel at ease."

Mr. Huang hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, and finally nodded and said: "Alright, then Huang will reveal a little bit, in addition to reassuring everyone's hearts, I also hope that you can cooperate."

"Yes, yes, I will definitely cooperate, please tell me, sir."

After hearing this, Mr. Huang nodded in satisfaction, and said along the way: "The key to this matter is to grasp the sore foot of Marquis Ding, and start with the things he cares about the most, so that he can be cautious. Take care."

What Lei Yuan and the others said looked at each other, and finally Lei Yuan asked cautiously: "Although we live here and have never had contact with the Marquis of Dingguo, we have also heard that he is like a living sage. What hurts your feet?" (To be continued...)