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The next morning, Li Mu was attending class in the academy, and the news of Song Xian's murder was already spreading in Jiangning.

It is said that a vegetable farmer who went into the city to sell vegetables early in the morning discovered Song Xian's body hanging outside the city wall while waiting for the city gate to open. At the same time, more than a dozen notices appeared inside and outside the city, clearly explaining the reason why Song Xian was killed.

Only then did everyone understand that Song Xian's official promotion was originally based on flattering the Liao people, killing good people and taking credit, and now they are here to take revenge.

Since these dozen notices were posted everywhere inside and outside the city, by the time the officials got the news, it had already spread. Everyone applauded Song Xian's murder. Even if the government wanted to block the news, it was already too late.

After all, it was a court official who was killed, and it was so blatant that the hyphen was left. Even though many people didn't like Song Xian, the proper procedures were still in place.

When Li Mu came out of the academy, he clearly felt that there were more soldiers and government officials on the street, and many people were subject to interrogation.

However, Li Mu looked at the perfunctory look of the soldiers and government servants, so he probably didn't take it too seriously. After all, the real culprit was Lu Hongti, the head of Qingmuzhai in Luliang Mountain. They had already reported the name of the brand, so what else was there to check?

The important thing is who can catch the murderer. In the Luliang Mountains, the Liao people would have a headache, let alone the local officials of the Wu Dynasty.

Just do it for a show, report the matter to the higher authorities, and let the people above you have a headache.

……

After wielding Song Xian, Lu Hongti's mood became much brighter. He stayed in the small courtyard for the next few days, learning martial arts from Li Mu and the formation of the Five Elements Flag.

In order to improve the combat power of Lu Hongti's men, Li Mu taught her several relatively simple martial arts, such as Mangniu Jin, Eight Blood Fighting Styles, and Shifang Step. They are all simple and direct martial arts with no qualification requirements and are easy to get started.

After practicing for a few months, you can develop a certain combat effectiveness.

Regarding the future development of Luliang Mountain, Li Mu also gave some plans and put forward many opinions.

For example, Luliang Mountain's only source of external wealth was robbing caravans, which was a waste of money.

Nowadays, there are very few caravans who dare to go near Luliang Mountain. It is not a last resort. The detour is too far, so no caravans will go here anymore. Even if a caravan passes by, a large number of guards will be hired. If Luliangshan wants to intercept these caravans, sometimes it will cost a lot of casualties.

Li Mu suggested that in the future, not only should we stop robbing caravans, but we should also provide protection for caravans passing nearby. Qingmuzhai only needs to collect tolls.

With security guarantees, people don’t take long detours, more businesses pass by, and the tolls collected are more than those earned through robbery. It can also avoid casualties on both sides, forge blood feuds, and cause anger and resentment.

Even further, several footholds were built on the business roads of Luliang Mountain, and inns, restaurants, gambling houses, and various entertainment venues were all arranged.

There is no official tax collection in Luliang Mountain, and it is in a strategic area. As long as the safety is guaranteed and there are many pedestrians and caravans passing by, it can be easily developed.

When these industries are opened, they may earn more than tolls.

There are more caravans, and all kinds of supplies and food naturally come, and there are more businesses.

Even if there is a shortage of weapons and horses in Luliang Mountain, well-connected merchants will dare to sell them as long as they are given enough money.

Lu Hongti listened with great concentration to what Li Mu said. Many of them took a small notebook and wrote it down carefully, and then carefully asked Li Mu how to operate.

Just like that, another seven or eight days passed before Lu Hongti said goodbye and couldn't help but go back to renovate Qingmuzhai.

At noon that day, Li Mu taught her the Returning Wind Willow Movement Technique again and warned her, "Okay, let's stop here! You have learned this movement technique. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me." ?”

Lu Hongti picked up the dagger and the small package, seemingly a little reluctant to part with it, but her character was too weak to say anything soft. After a while, she cupped her fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ning. We will see you later."

Li Mu smiled and said, "See you later."

Seeing Lu Hongti's retreating figure, Li Mu withdrew his gaze and said, "There is still a long way to go!"

……

Another period of time passed, and it was already early spring. With Li Mu's financial support, Zhuji's development was extremely rapid during this period. All thirty dining trucks had been completed and pushed onto the streets, becoming a beautiful building in Jiangning. landscape.

After all, Jiangning is a big city with more than 300,000 people. It gathers the best of the province and has a good spending power. Through feedback from the dining trucks, visits and surveys, and discussions with Li Mu, Nie Yunzhu decided to order fifty more dining trucks to strive for Jiangning. Achieve full coverage.

However, with 80 dining carts, the business of pushing dining carts and selling snacks will probably stop here in the future. There will not be much room for expansion in Jiangning.
Next, if you want to expand your business, you need to expand into other aspects.

Li Mu has plans for these, but the establishment of Zhuji is still too short. Although Nie Yunzhu is very motivated, he is currently a member of the Caotai class and does not have time to discover and cultivate corresponding talents. Recruiting from outside, Zhuji's current temple is too small and not very attractive.

We can only develop and train Zhuji's team at the same time.

As for other aspects, Li Mu lived quite comfortably.

Since consummating their marriage with Su Tan'er, the relationship between the two has taken a further step and become truly intimate.

Su Tan'er felt at ease and relaxed. Although the two of them got along well in the past, Su Tan'er always felt that she, a young lady who ran away from marriage on the wedding day, was a bit deviant and was afraid that her husband would have a grudge against her.

As a result, you always want to work hard to maintain the appearance of your family; at the dinner table, you must also take the initiative to find topics and weigh what the other person is interested in, and those words may easily cause the other person's displeasure.

Now, the two of them have taken a step further. They work with each other every day. Naturally, they don't care about these minutiae. They get along quite easily and happily.

After breakfast together every day, Su Tan'er took a carriage to the business store, while Li Mu went shopping or went to the academy.

Xiaochan sometimes feels distressed, as she follows her uncle as a maid when he goes out on the street. If her uncle went to the academy, she didn't know if she should follow him. After all, it was a place to study.

At this time, her uncle would probably let her and Juan'er Xing'er serve the young lady, and Xiaochan would be happy to do so. She didn't want to be separated from her two little sisters every day.

When she returns home every day, Su Tan'er always stays by his side and shares some interesting things she has encountered. At this time, she is in a very relaxed state, as if all the pressure is gone. Li Mu sometimes hugs her gently and makes her happy. She narrated slowly, occasionally being frivolous, which made Su Tan'er's face brimming with embarrassment.

Li Mu understands the pressure on Su Tan'er. In today's era, as a woman, taking over the family business, the pressure she faces can be imagined. In some aspects, everyone has more demanding requirements. You must not make mistakes and always perform well. Just be better.

Li Mu was willing to be her stress reliever. There were things Su Tan'er could only say to him in the Su family. For example, a certain cousin was making trouble behind his back, and a certain shopkeeper was making small moves with the support of which room. She knew all this clearly, but she couldn't be too fussy about it and ruin the overall situation, so she could only talk to Li Mu in private.

Sometimes, Su Tan'er would also say a few strange words and make a few jokes.

For example, I heard that a scholar or scholar invited Li Mu to participate in a poetry gathering or drink wine, but he declined.

Su Tan'er would ask in a serious manner: "Ms. sir, I heard from Xiaochan that many people have invited you to the brothel for poetry gatherings recently. Why didn't you agree? I heard that there are many beauties there."

Li Mu immediately looked remorseful: "Is there such a thing? Then I must meet these beauties next time."

Su Tan'er pinched him gently: "Ms. sir..." Li Mu said with a bad smile: "What's wrong? My wife doesn't want me to go."

Su Tan'er smiled lightly and said: "How can I dare? For such a talented man as my husband, it's only right to go. I heard that an oiran named Qilan was quite enamored of my husband! There were several nights where he sang "Xiangong" every night. A water-melody singer, maybe my husband will be able to have a good relationship with her..."

Then the topic changed: "However, please take Xiaochan with you when your husband goes. If you run out of money, I will go and pay the bill for you."

Li Mu smiled helplessly, stretched out his hand and patted her pert buttocks a few times: "You little lady, you are not honest at all."

Su Tan'er's face turned red instantly: "Ms. sir..."

Li Mu picked her up and said, "Let's see how our husband punishes you..."

……

March passed in silence, and the days were dull and down-to-earth. On this day, Li Mu took Xiao Chan to a teahouse to drink tea, and the conversations of several nearby scholars came to his ears.

"Brother Liu, did you hear that Brother Gu is back?"

"That Brother Gu?"

"It's Gu Yanzhen, who was very talented and famous in Jiangning a few years ago! I heard that he is already in Tokyo High School, filling the gap, and recently returned to Jiangning."

Gu Yanzhen's name made Li Mu feel moved. This person was also a ruthless character. Just because he liked Nie Yunzhu, he found out that Ning Yi was helping Nie Yunzhu. He suspected that the two were having an affair, so he directly hired a murderer to kidnap Ning Yi, intending to humiliate him and then kill him. Lose.

Fortunately, Ning Yi was calm enough and lucky enough to find an opportunity and kill all these people.

Otherwise, ordinary people really can’t escape.

Not only against Ning Yi, but also against Nie Yunzhu, many methods were used, such as imitating preserved eggs, and hiring people to imitate Zhuji to push a food truck and sell snacks at a much lower price than Zhuji. The purpose was to squeeze out Zhuji and leave Nie Yunzhu with no way out. If you go, it will be easy to handle.

He can be regarded as a smart man, but it's a pity. A cold light flashed in Li Mu's eyes. He doesn't like to pretend to be a saint and wait for others to take action before fighting back...

Two days later, Gu Yanzhen had just attended a party and was a little drunk. On the way home, she was suddenly hit by someone. She felt a chill penetrate her body, and the next moment she couldn't feel it anymore.

He thought something was wrong because he was drunk. I looked back and saw a tall scholar. He cursed a few words, didn't care, and staggered towards the inn.

His hometown is not in Jiangning, and he has no place to live here.

Li Mu glanced at his retreating figure. Although his character was not very good, he was a bit ruthless, but he was considered a talent, much better than those scholars who only knew how to talk.

It's a pity that I have to kick it towards the iron plate.

He was seeking death, so Li Mu could only give him away.

This time is not like Xue Jin, who only gets sick after two or three months. Although he eats, drinks, and poops in bed and cannot move at all, he can barely live for a few more years.

Gu Yanzhen! Give him time to cause trouble. The attack will occur within three to five days. It will not kill you in a short period of time, but the person will be considered completely disabled.

Three days later, there was another small gathering among scholars upstairs in Chunyi. Gu Yanzhen smiled and said: "Dexin, Xishen, long time no see."

"Yan Zhen!" Li Pin stood up with a smile: "I've heard that Brother Gu is back a long time ago. We just met him today. He deserves his punishment."

Many people also booed: "You deserve to be punished... you deserve to be punished!"

"Drink a penalty!"

These people are also familiar with Gu Yanzhen. In Jiangning a few years ago, Gu Yanzhen was also a figure as famous as Li Pin and Cao Guancai. I entered Beijing three years ago, took the high school entrance examination, found a job through various channels, and now I have returned with a good job.

"Yan Zhen, I don't know what I have learned during my three years in Tokyo. I need to tell you in detail."

Gu Yanzhen smiled heartily and began to talk about what he had experienced in the capital.

"You don't know, but the most discussed topic in Tokyo today is the war between Liao and Jin. Now the court is in a state of excitement. If the prediction is correct, it will take as little as three to five months, as much as a year and a half. There will be a battle between Liao and Jin. war."

"When the imperial court arrives, it will establish alliances with Jin and establish alliances with the Jin Dynasty. By taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court will be able to revive the country's decadence since Tan Yuan and regain Yanyun, which is just around the corner!"

Several people's blood boiled with excitement. Li Pin slapped the table and said excitedly: "It's so good. After sixty years of Tan Yuan, six years ago of Black Water, and a hundred years of oppression, I finally have a chance to avenge my shame. I wish I could throw my pen into the army and follow the army out of Yanmen." , Take Yanyun directly to restore the old appearance of the Tang Dynasty."

The people present were all excited after what he said, wishing they could break through Yan Yun tomorrow.

Finally, Gu Yanzhen also revealed the purpose of his visit to Jiangning.

"This time in Tokyo, I won the favor of Mr. Qinsou to fill the gap in the first and seventh grades. The magistrate of Leping County in Raozhou will take office in July. There is still some time left. I remembered that I still have some regrets in Jiangning, so I came here. "

One person said: "Brother Gu, what's your regret?"

Gu Yanzhen said: "Have you ever been to Jinfeng Tower?"

Li Channel: "I rarely go to Jinfeng Tower, but I remember that Yan Zhen did go there often.

Gu Yanzhen sighed and said: "To be honest with Dexin, before I went to Tokyo three years ago, I met a woman in Jinfeng Tower. I used to be romantic and met many women. But this woman made me feel different. She emerged from the mud and remained unsullied." , literary talent and temperament are admirable. ”

"It's a pity...three years later, she is no longer in Jinfeng Tower...I asked my mother and she said that she ransomed herself, but she didn't know where she went. I have asked someone to inquire, and I believe there will be news soon."

Li Pin thought for a while: "Three years ago... Yuan Jin'er, the oiran of Jinfeng Tower, was Pan Shi before. Well, I heard that she redeemed herself and got married..."

Gu Yanzhen raised her eyebrows disdainfully, "This girl Pan Shi is just a vulgar creature, how could she be her? What I'm talking about is Miss Yunzhu. She always keeps a low profile. If she hadn't refused to compete for fame, how could she be the one in Jinfeng Tower? Get Pan Shi to take the lead..."

Li Pin pondered for a moment: "Yunzhu... I seem to have heard this name before..."

Just as he was about to continue saying something, he suddenly saw Gu Yanzhen's face turned as white as gold paper for a moment, swaying, and he quickly walked over and asked with concern: "Brother Gu, what's wrong?"

Just when Gu Yanzhen wanted to say it was okay, a mouthful of blood spurted out and he fainted.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, some called for the doctor, and some stepped forward to check the situation.

(End of this chapter)