At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 106 The Insane Xu Mu

Jiangdu, also known as Yangzhou in later generations.

Since Lao Yang built roads and canals all over the world, the communication between the north and the south has been smooth, and the traffic has become increasingly close, which has promoted the commercial development of Jiangdu.

Merchants come and go in an endless stream.

Many wealthy merchants appeared, through the canal built by Lao Yang, they bought low and sold high to make huge profits.

From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lao Yang is the reborn parents of merchants all over the world.

From the perspective of future generations, Xu Mu believes that if the world wants to develop, transportation must come first.

If he seizes the world in the future, he will definitely build canals like Lao Yang.

Hmm... It's just that the road he built should be called a road, or a railway.

But those are too far away.

What he needs to face now is Yu Wenhuaji from Jiangdu.

Yu Wenhuaji, the grandson of Yu Wensheng of Shangzhu State in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the eldest son of Yu Wenshu, the Great General of Youwei in Sui Dynasty, had a close relationship with Yang Guang since childhood.

After explaining all the incidents, Xu Mu took a boat and spent two days via the Tongji Canal to Jiangdu City. When he first arrived, something happened in Jiangdu.

The [-] Xiaoguo army, because they stayed in Jiangdu for too long, were homesick and restless, and there were quite a few changes in the army, so... According to the original history, Pei Ju, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, wrote a letter to Xu Guogong Yu Wenhuaji, requesting...

Give [-] soldiers a uniform distribution of wives.

In order to appease the soldiers, Yu Wenhuaji agreed to his suggestion.

All of a sudden, all single soldiers in Jiangdu City respected Pei Ju and were grateful.

……

This time, Xu Mu also brought a hundred Iron Buddha soldiers, and bought a village near Tongji Canal outside Jiangdu City.

It is called Songzhuang.

The reason why I bought this Zhuangzi is because there are many mulberry trees planted inside this Zhuangzi, and it is a cloth village.

Xu Mu happened to use this name to sell cloth.

But now all the businesses in Jiangducheng are controlled by Yu Wenhuaji's younger brother, Yu Wenzhiji.

And Yu Wenzhi and this person are well-known bullies in Jiangdu City, who rob people's daughters by force and do many evils, and have always been despised by the people of Jiangdu.

But who let... he served as the general and young prison.

Xu Mu found out that the situation of the merchants in Jiangdu City was extremely complicated.

Unlike Luoyang, because of Yang Tong's presence, politics is still relatively clear.As for Duan Da and the others, although their hands were dark, they did not dare to act recklessly.

But in Jiangdu, the Yuwen family firmly controls the lifeline of Jiangdu's merchants by virtue of Yuwenzhi and his position as a young supervisor.

The general will be the supervisor, mainly responsible for the production of palace buildings, gold, jade, pearls, rhinoceros and elephant treasures, silk and satin, and exquisite utensils.

After Yu Wenzhi took office as the young prison, he extended his scope of responsibility...to various fields of huge profits.

In Jiangdu City, businessmen traveling from south to north must pass his pass if they want to operate.

You can do business in Jiangdu only after handing in three thousand guan.

Relying on Yu Wenshu's favor, Yuwen's family is extremely ugly in Jiangdu City.

But this time, because Fan Zhu was in charge of Luoyang business, Xu Mu did not bring him.

They only brought Wang Zhao, and... a confidant of Sun Ying.

It can be said that this time, Xu Mu wants to attack Jiangdu, and the difficulty of the opening is simply hell.

If you are not careful, you will be swallowed up by the Yuwen family.

"It seems that the cloth cannot be released first."

After Xu Mu fully understood the situation, he decided to stand still and start from another direction.

If a situation similar to that of Duan Da in Luoyang City occurred, his hundred iron stupas would really not be able to compete with a hundred thousand Xiaoguo army.

"Ling Qian, how is the delivery of the letter?" In Songzhuang, Xu Mu looked at a simple and honest man in coarse cloth.

His name is Ling Qian, and he is a confidant recommended by Sun Ying.

Before coming to Jiangdu, Xu Mu asked Sun Ying to write a letter to Pei Qian.

That is... the former boss of Dugu Sheng.

Originally Pei Qiantong and Dugu Sheng guarded Yangcheng, but when Li Mi attacked the city, Pei Qiantong fled with his troops that night and took refuge in Sima Dekan, the general of Wu Benlang in Jiangdu City.

Now, Sun Ying is now Duke of Yangcheng, with a great reputation. What Xu Mu wants is to use Sun Ying's signboard to bluff and deceive... Ahem, break into the Xiaoguo army.

It has to be said that the gold-lettered signboard he made with his own hands is very useful. Ling Qian looked solemn, and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, Pei Qiantong has accepted the box, and plans to arrange an errand for his subordinates, and he can go there tomorrow value!"

Xu Mu's eyes lit up. Sure enough, since ancient times, there has been no door that money can't open.

You know, this time, he brought [-] guan to Jiangdu, and he spent [-] guan for a single stepping stone!
But Xu Mu didn't feel bad about it at all.

Anyway, his money is not money, it is all snatched from the nobles in Luoyang.

"Okay, get ready, make sure to lick...cough cough, make sure you have a good relationship with Pei Qiantong, and report any changes in the Xiaoguo army in time." Xu Mu said, patting Ling Qian on the shoulder.

For Ling Qian, Sun Ying repeatedly promised that she would be absolutely loyal and thoughtful, which is worthy of a great responsibility.

The most important thing is that he has a family, all of whom are in Wanmin City now.

That's why Xu Mu was so relieved, brought him to Jiangdu, and arranged for him a job like a spy.

"promise!"

Ling Qian didn't talk much, after clasping his fists together, he obediently stood beside Xu Mu without saying a word.

Xu Mu turned around, looked at Wang Zhao, and said, "How about Pei Ju's living habits?"

It has been three days since I came to Jiangdu. On the one hand, Xu Mu asked Ling Qian to follow Pei Qiantong's path, and on the other hand, he asked Wang Zhao to investigate Pei Ju.

This person was also the one he wanted to kidnap.

But this is a person's spirit, and it is very difficult to let him let go of his guard and go out of the city to Songzhuang.

"My lord, Pei Ju is on and off duty every day. When he has nothing to do, he likes to go fishing in the Huai River." Wang Zhao replied in a deep voice.

The hobbies of the ancients were indeed too few.

Like young people, they may like to fly eagles and lackeys, and play with words, but Pei Ju is already seventy years old, and he has no intentions and powerlessness, and lives a very comfortable life.

Xu Mu frowned after hearing this.

He was thinking about how to build a good relationship with the future spy chief of Wanmin City.

When Pei Ju was young, Lao Yang sent him to explore the Western Regions. At that time, the Sui Dynasty knew nothing about the situation in the Western Regions. The Sui Dynasty knew nothing about the population, customs, and ministers of the countries.

It was Pei Ju who set up spy agencies in the Western Regions by himself to collect information. After a few years, they gathered them into a book and wrote "Pictures of the Western Regions".

Among them, the customs, personnel, and officials of the countries in the Western Regions are all recorded, which can be called an encyclopedia of the Western Regions.

He made great contributions to Lao Yang's expansion of territory, attacking Tuyuhun, and subduing Gaochang and other countries.

"It seems that a beating is not enough. There is only one honest person in this world, and he is 70 years old. He may be beaten to death."

Xu Mu pondered while pacing.

The corner of Wang Zhao's mouth twitched as he personally experienced the "good" relationship between the lord and Lu Chu, and couldn't help swallowing.

70 years old, wow, will he be able to do it by then...

"But how can we give him a life-saving favor?"

Xu Mu paced back and forth, for intellectuals who have not experienced various routines in this era, many seemingly old-fashioned routines of later generations are of great use.

This is an era when a scholar dies for his confidant, the grace of knowing you, the grace of saving a life, sometimes can make a person die for him, and he will not hesitate to do so.

Finally, Xu Mu finally came up with a solution.

"Wang Zhao, my lord remembers that you are quite watery, right?" Xu Mu looked at Wang Zhao.

Wang Zhao's body trembled, every time he was stared at by the lord, nothing good happened.

Still, he nodded honestly.

Xu Mu suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "Great, tomorrow Pei Ju is fishing, you dive in from the bottom of the water, then pretend to be a big fish, drag Pei Ju into the water, and then my lord will rescue him."

Afterwards, Xu Mu carefully considered and finalized the plan to perfection.

For this kind of human spirit, he will be suspicious of any drama that sees injustice, and then see through it.

Not everyone is honest Lu Chu.

So he simply created an accident that no one could see.

Wang Zhao shuddered after hearing such a frenzied plan of the lord, how did the lord come up with these weird ideas.

He has already started to feel a cold sweat in his heart for... Pei Ju.

Wow, at 70 years old, you still have to suffer this kind of crime at an octogenarian age...

……

The next day.

Xu Mu rushed to the bank of the Huai River early in the morning, and shamelessly took Pei Ju's place.

According to what Wang Zhao said, every time Pei Ju took a rest, he would come to the banks of the Huai River to fish around Si time.

The Huai River runs through Jiangdu City, and the spring breeze blows the willows, which is still slightly cold.

Xu Mu waited for half an hour before he saw an old man walking slowly, leaning on a cane and escorted by two servants.

The old man frowned slightly when he saw that his previous position had been taken, and two servants immediately stepped forward to drive him away.

"Where did you come from, you don't know the rules, this place is where my master fishes, if you want to fish, go to the side!"

Xu Mu raised his head and snorted coldly, "Which rule in the Imperial Law prohibits me from fishing here?"

The servant wanted to yell, but Xu Mu stopped him and said, "Keep down, I am a big fish that is rare in ten thousand years, if I am scared away, you won't be able to afford it!"

Hearing this, the servant couldn't help but sneered and said, "What big fish can you catch, I'd rather—"

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by the old man behind him.

"You two, stand back."

After scolding and leaving the two servants, the old man took his own fishing tackle and slowly baited and fished two meters away from Xu Mu.

This person is naturally Pei Ju.

Xu Mu waited for half an hour before the big fish arrived.

Observing him closely, Xu Mu became more and more satisfied.

He is hale and hearty and healthy. According to the original history, he can live to be 80 years old.

In the future, the medical conditions in Wanmin City will improve, and he will live longer.

Xu Mu looked at Pei Ju secretly, but didn't speak.

During fishing, there is almost no communication.

The two were silent for a while, and finally, Pei Ju couldn't help looking at Xu Mu.

"Young man, did you just say that there are big fish here?"

There is light in his old eyes, he has experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, and the human relationship is warm and cold. He fell in love with fishing a few years ago.

And become more and more obsessed.

As a senior fishing enthusiast, even though he is 70 years old, he still has some heart for comparison.

Some time ago, my old friend Pei Yun even bragged to him that he had caught a big fish weighing more than ten catties.

Make him envious.

(End of this chapter)