I'm playing tricks in Daqin

When the navy rushed to the accident site, they could still see the retrograde fleet in the distance, and further ahead was the waters under the jurisdiction of Hongfeng Province. Ding Tai ordered to cross the border to pursue, but was intercepted by the navy of Hongfeng Province. There was a small-scale conflict between the water army, and there were casualties.

Although the Li and Lan families have old feuds, the two sides fight openly and secretly, and there are often frictions, but they are still restrained. There is no large-scale conflict that leads to a war. Ding Tai is only the commander of the navy and cannot bear the consequences of the war. Retreat, and at the same time send a large number of nights to investigate the situation.

Early in the morning, Ding Tai, the commander of the water army, led the water army to go out to wipe out the water thieves hiding in the reed stream, which is why he didn't go out of the city to meet Li Wei in person.

The furious Li Wei stood on the pier, looking at the vast Nujiang River, cursing his mother. He could bear the death of his elder brother and uncle Kong Su. It was not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but the caravan was robbed and he was arrested. Crazy, in order to buy a high-quality war horse, he racked his brains and saved money, but he was robbed by water thieves rampaging in the Nu River. That was 10,000+ taels of silver. Could it be the retribution for robbing the tribute silver?

Li Wei didn't believe in retribution, and after venting his anger at the surging water, he calmed down and ordered Zhou Bo to bring information about water thieves entrenched in the Nu River.

Zhou Bo didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately submitted the materials he had prepared earlier, which made Li Wei look at him more.

The Nu River is the largest river in the Cangyun Continent. It originates from the Qingtang Snow Mountain. From north to south, the river is about 4 kilometers wide, and the widest is about 6 kilometers. The exact length has not been measured. There are many tributaries of the Nu River, passing through The five great empires of the Qin, Zhou and Tang Dynasties were the main transportation lines from north to south. The five great empires respectively established docks in the river basins under their control, formed naval armies, and collected tariffs.

Between Shaoguan and Lintong City of the Jin Empire, there is a towering Tuolong Mountain, which divides the Nujiang River flowing through this place into two, and thus forms a large shallow water area behind the diversion, which is full of reeds. It is called the Reed Stream, and there are several groups of robbers who specialize in robbing passing merchant ships. The group of water thieves headed by Flying Jiao Lu Batian is the most powerful, with more than a dozen large ships. Ding Tai, the leader of the navy, wants to eliminate primary goal.

Li Wei rubbed his swollen and sore temples. Except for a few suspected water thieves, he didn't seem to find any clues. He had to wait for Ding Tai to come back and see if there were any unexpected gains. Seeing Tian Ce bow his head in thought, he casually asked: "Did you find anything, sir?"

Tian Ce hesitated for a moment, then shook his head lightly. He thought of one of the problems, but maybe it was just a coincidence, and there was no conclusive evidence. It is believed that Ding Taiqing's suppression of the water thieves in Luweijian will most likely be in vain.

It's useless to be anxious now, Li Wei had to eat first, then lie down to rest, after riding a horse for a day and a night, he was terribly tired.

Not long after he lay down, Li San came to report that Ding Tai, the commander of the navy, had returned.

Chapter 51 The Bigger Plot

Sure enough, as Tian Ce guessed, Ding Taitian, the commander of the navy, led the navy to go out to wipe out the water thieves hiding in the reed streams, but in the end, he was in vain. less than one.

It's not surprising, it's no wonder that the officers and soldiers didn't mop up and wipe out such a big incident, and fools would stay and wait to die. Even the water thieves who didn't participate in the robbery, in order not to be affected by the fish in the pond, and act as scapegoats, all escaped far away Far away, at least in the near future, it is impossible to come back.

Li Wei became irritable again. He didn't believe that there were no clues to check, but he just couldn't remember for a while, or he was negligent and missed something.

Tian Ce said slowly, "Master, two thousand first-class war horses are a lot of goods, and they are very hot. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can swallow."

"There is still a way, sir."

Li Wei's eyes lit up, he had been on the edge of his head before, and such an obvious clue was neglected, fortunately, there was a counselor named Tian Ce.

"Master, give us and my wife three days."

Ye Chongyang said, the husband and wife have had such a leisurely meal for so many years, this should be the time to contribute.

"please."

Li Wei bowed his hands solemnly. He knew that snakes have their way, and rats have their way. It's best to go out on a horse.

For the next three days, everyone could only wait patiently for Ye Chongyang and his wife to find out clues. Li Wei knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, so he had no choice but to wander around in order to pass the time.

On the evening of the third day, Ye Chongyang and his wife, who had gone out to inquire about the news, hadn't returned yet, and Li Wei became irritable again. However, he waited for a distinguished guest.

"My nephew..."

The visitor was Hezheng, the Patriarch of the He family in Qingchuan. He was travel-stained, with a tired expression on his face. It was obvious that he had rushed all the way to Shaoguan.

"Uncle He, you are..."

Li Wei rubbed his hands. The loss of [-] first-class war horses was extremely heavy. Not only did the two families suffer a huge loss, but it also affected the reputation of the He family. He came here at the right time, which made him a little unexpected, and the resentment towards the He family was also eliminated in his heart.

He hosted a banquet in honor of He Zheng in the general's mansion in Shaoguan City, accompanied by counselor Tian Ce Shuijun Ding Tai and Zhou Bo, chief and deputy commanders.

He Zheng was tired and hungry, so he was not polite at the moment, and he only explained his intention after drinking for three rounds. First, he returned Li Wei's principal for buying war horses, and also sent [-] top-quality war horses as compensation.

Secondly, due to the sudden change in the situation in Qingchuan Province recently, he has ordered the suspension of business to and from beyond the Great Wall, and reopened the trade route after the situation stabilizes. The previous agreement is still valid. As for when the trade route will be opened, he will personally or let his son He Jin make a special trip Come to inform.

Li Wei rubbed his nose. The amount of information Hezheng conveyed was a bit large, and he had to digest and sort it out slowly. The compensation for five hundred high-quality war horses was a bit too much, but it should be the goodwill and sincerity released by the He family. agreement is still valid.

However, why did Hezheng suspend the business to and from beyond the Great Wall?Are you concerned about safety?Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a security issue, but an internal family reason?

Thinking of the few words he said later, this is somewhat possible.

Li Wei glanced at Tian Ce, saw a rather strange look in his eyes, and then returned to normal, knowing that he also had some doubts in his heart just like himself.

Even if he had doubts in his heart, it was his family's business after all, so he had the nerve to ask. Anyway, as long as He was in office for one day, the agreement between the two parties would continue to be valid.

All that needs to be said has been said, He Zheng, who was full of food and drink, no longer rode a horse this time, but left Shaoguan in a carriage at a leisurely pace.

Watching He Zheng's carriage go away, Li Wei suddenly felt as if he had missed something, but he couldn't remember it in a hurry, but he felt as if he was going to catch something, only one step away.

"Young master, what did you think of?"

Tian Ce asked softly, he could see the weird expression on the young master's face, he wondered what important thing he suddenly thought of? "Mr. Tian, ​​have you noticed...uh..."

Li Wei scratched his head and said gruffly, "It seems like something is missing..."

Tian Ce stroked his long beard and nodded lightly, with an appreciative smile on his face. He had already thought of the missing thing, and the young master could have thought of it. This is very good. He doesn't want his future master to be too stupid. But not too smart either.

He Zheng said a lot, showing enough goodwill and sincerity, and even suspended the caravan traveling to and from the Great Wall, but never mentioned a word about the robbers from the beginning to the end. Are you forgetting?Still don't want to mention it?Tian Ce preferred the latter. He Zheng must have known or guessed who had robbed his caravan, but there was something unspeakable, so he didn't want to bring it up, and wanted to deal with it himself?Or did it involve power struggles within the family?

He guessed that it was related to the power struggle within the He family, because when Kong Rong was in power, he appointed the eldest son Kong Su, who was of mediocre ability, as the future heir of the family, and He Jin, who had a good friendship with Kong Su, fully assisted him. It must have been approved by Hezheng. However, there are also dissents within Heshi. Although Ye Ning's actions are somewhat brutal, his outstanding ability is still obvious to all. Now that Kong Rong and Kong Su are dead, Kong Ning takes over the power and supports him Naturally, the members of the He clan couldn't wait to jump out and attack.

Li Wei could only scratch his head desperately, this is his family's business, he is too embarrassed to intervene, but, let's forget it, this is not his style.

However, Tian Ce suggested to keep a low profile. Anyway, He Zheng has returned all the money he paid for the war horses, so he has nothing to lose, and he has earned [-] high-quality war horses instead. It is better to continue lying down and wait for the opportunity to seize Qingchuan Province, expand their territory, recuperate, and then unify the Qin Dynasty and compete in the world.

Li Wei couldn't help wiping the beads of cold sweat from his forehead, Tian Ce's ambitions are so terrifying?

Ding Tai and Zhou Bo, the chief and deputy commander of the naval army, who had been silent for a long time, were excited and excited. They were soldiers, eager to fight, eager for military merit, eager to be promoted, honoring their ancestors, Tian Ce's words made them see hope.

Li Wei smiled wryly. It was just speculation at the moment. He had to wait patiently for Ye Chongyang and his wife to come back and see what valuable information they found.

It was estimated that around three o'clock in the morning, Ye Chongyang and his wife finally came back. The couple were both wet and embarrassed, and Ye Chongyang still had several injuries on his body.

Chapter 52 Aren't Men Better

The news brought back by Ye Chongyang and his wife made Li Wei Tiance open his mouth wide open. The robbing of the Heshi caravan was actually a bandit from Wulong Mountain. The couple went up the mountain in the middle of the night, but they were discovered. She escaped down Wulong Mountain under cover and jumped into the rolling Nu River to escape.

"hateful!"

Li Wei slapped the table heavily with his palm, gritted his teeth and asked, "Everyone, what is the origin of this Gale Bandit?"

He didn't expect that the ones who dared to rob the horses turned out to be a group of robbers who took over the mountain as king. I don't know if the inner guards have detailed information about the Gale Bandit?Dare to snatch brother's war horse, let him catch it, skin it and light a sky lantern! "Young master, don't worry about peace, this matter must be discussed in the long run."

Tian Ce comforted him, the Gaifeng bandits who dared to rob Heshi's caravan were definitely not ordinary robbers who robbed houses and houses, and they had to plan before they acted.

Zhou Bo, the deputy commander of the navy, stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Young Master, I have heard some rumors about the Wulong Mountain Gale Pirates."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhou Bo coughed lightly, and slowly told him what he knew about the Gale Bandit.

At the northeastern junction between the Red Maple Province of the Empire and the Wei Empire, there is the undulating Qiyun Mountain Range, and the towering Wulong Mountain is located at the tail of the Qiyun Mountain Range.

On the undulating Qiyun Mountains, there are dozens of bandits, large and small, who rob houses. Among them, the Gaifeng Bandits occupying Huwei Mountain, Funiu Mountain and Wulong Mountain are the most powerful. It is said that the three mountain kings have one or two thousand men. , and other small groups of robbers ranged from dozens to three to 400 people.

According to rumors, the head of Galewind Pirates is a woman named Zhongli Shengnan, who is quite capable. Lan Yun, the prefect of Hongfeng Province, sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but she was beaten to the ground and suffered heavy losses. As for Zhongli Sheng The male looks, some people say that she is beautiful and beautiful, and she is alluring the country, and there are also legends that she has a green face and fangs, she is a full-fledged dominatrix, and the officials and dignitaries hate her to the bone, but the local people call her a heroine who robs the rich and helps the poor.

Whether it's a hag or a heroine, if you steal my brother's war horse, you are my enemy. Such a hateful enemy must be skinned and lighted with sky lanterns!Gritting his teeth, Li Wei led the crowd to set off before dawn, rushing back to Jiayue City.

After returning to Jiayue City, Li Wei was relieved to learn that Ding Xi, the commander of the internal guards, had sent Lin Ruoying away according to his orders. Province, gathered at various designated places to stand by, while Li Wei, under the escort of Qinger, Li Er, Li Sanye and Chongyang couple, dressed as a businessman and entered Hongfeng Province, via Juyun Pass.

When Li Wei was about to leave, He Jin hurried over and brought him jaw-dropping news.

The group of strong men who robbed the caravan were actually disguised by the sailors of Juyunguan in Hongfeng Province. According to his reliable information, someone in the family informed him to please the new prefect Kong Ning who had just taken over the power of Qingchuan Province.

The He and Kong families are family friends, and the He family's caravan also includes members of the Kong family. In order to support some members of the He family who supported him, Kong Ning sent someone to secretly negotiate with Lan Yun, the prefect of Hongfeng Province, and carefully arranged this move. Earning double the amount of money, and being able to support those members of the He clan who supported him to the top, it can be said that he has achieved multiple goals in one fell swoop.

However, I don't know if the situation has been leaked?Or is Lan Yun unlucky?

At the end of the successful implementation of the operation, the Gale Wind Bandit rushed out and snatched two thousand horses from Lan Yun's hands.

Li Wei and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, and were very angry. However, now is not the time for revenge. The most urgent thing is to go to Wulong Mountain first to see if they can get the horse back from Zhongli Shengnan.

When Li Wei and his party arrived at Juyun Pass, it was already ten days later, and the secret agents of the internal guards who sneaked in first came one after another with the collected information about the Gale Bandits and other bandits entrenched in the Qiyun Mountains.

Stayed in Juyunguan for one night, and early the next morning, Li Wei and his party brought the goods to Honghe Market Town not far from Wulong Mountain.

Surrounded by Li Er, Li San and others, Li Wei, who passed through the disguise, waved his folding fan and boarded the best Wangji Tea House in Honghe Market Town.

It is said to be disguised, but in fact it is just three strands of long beard glued on. Wearing a royal blue gown, he looks even more handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing, which provokes some passing girls to peek at him.

The weather was a little stuffy, and there were many tea lovers upstairs drinking tea. While drinking tea, they listened to the old storyteller telling stories.

There were two handsome young gentlemen sitting at a table by the window in the teahouse. When they saw Li Wei who Shi Shiran came up to, their eyes lit up.

One of the young gentlemen who was slightly shorter said in a low voice: "Small...Mr., that gentleman is so...junyi..."

"Well, it seems to be from another place."

During the meeting when the two were discussing in low voices, Li Wei had already picked an empty table and sat down, just across from them.

Seeing the glances of the two pretty young gentlemen, Li Wei returned a friendly smile, and the cheeks of the two pretty unusually young gentlemen turned red, and their shy expressions were somewhat heart-wrenching.

It is definitely a tragedy for a man to grow up like this, no, trouble is coming.

A dandy with sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, brightly dressed, and a gold-painted folding fan walked up the stairs flickeringly. Seeing the expressions of the two, his eyes lit up, revealing greedy wolf eyes.

He swaggered past, followed by five or six house slaves carrying bird cages and cricket boxes.

"You two gentlemen, can you squeeze me in?"

The dude grinned, his greedy eyes scanned the two of them up and down, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

Li Wei tried his best not to laugh out loud, everyone present could tell that this dude had a different hobby.

However, in this day and age, beautiful men are sometimes more popular than beauties who are all over the country, and they are even more open to the rich and powerful, and even cause pride, so it is not surprising that men have this kind of alternative hobby.

"roll!"

The little man with a short stature is holding a pretty face with frost, and his gloomy eyes are shining with a cold light.

"Hey, the anger is really big, I will help you to reduce the fire later, hehe."

There was an evil smile on the face of the dude, but he took two steps back, and the few servants behind him could squeeze forward.

"Boy, my lord is flattering you, don't know what's good or bad."

The house slave who carried the birdcage grinned wide, showing a pretentious face.

A loud slap suddenly sounded, and the servant carrying the birdcage howled and turned around in a circle.

The sudden slap in the face not only blinded him, but also blinded everyone. They all opened their mouths wide and stared blankly at Li Wei who made the sudden attack.

"Presumptuous, is there anything you can say here?"

Li Daya, who made a sudden move, pointed at the slapped slave and gave a loud shout, then he cupped his hands at the dandy, and said with a smile: "This gentleman invited me, this kind of bastard doesn't know how to be respectful, so why don't you teach him a lesson?" , don’t know how to be a good dog.”

He was so righteous and domineering that once again, everyone present couldn't help opening their mouths. Is this okay?

Chapter 53 Li Langjun I Want to Order

"You are……"

The dude stared blankly at Li Wei who suddenly made a "righteousness" attack, even though he was extremely annoyed in his heart, but seeing his equally domineering posture, he was really taken aback for a while.

But thinking about it, it seems that this is really the case. These dog slaves don't distinguish between superiority and inferiority. They interrupted randomly and deserved to be beaten. Hey, no, this guy not only beat his people, but also scolded him in different ways.

Chi, the two handsome young gentlemen both covered their mouths and smiled lowly, looking at Li Wei who was fighting the injustice with great interest, it seemed that the more they watched, the more interesting they became.

"You... ouch..."

The dandy who came to his senses just wanted to swear at someone, but Qing'er slapped out his palm, blowing him away.

"Ouch... It hurts to death... What are you looking at, beat me, you're going to die... Wow... Help..."

The dandy who struggled to get up wanted to instruct his servants to beat people, but he didn't know that before he finished speaking, several of his servants were knocked down by Li Er and Li San, which made him scream strangely and run away with his head in his arms.

I don't know who stretched his legs, the dude tripped, screamed, rolled down the stairs, lay down on the ground crying for his father and mother, his servants even picked up the rolling and crawling ones and ran away.

Li Wei clapped his hands, returned to his seat, took a sip of fragrant tea, and opened the folding fan in a snap, looking extremely chic, as if nothing had happened just now.

"I'm Zhong Shengnan, this gentleman, I haven't asked for your name yet."

The slightly taller young man clasped his fists at Li Wei to thank him, a blush appeared on his white and tender cheeks, Li Wei's extremely chic action just now made his heart beat wildly inexplicably.

"My Li Yu, Mr. Zhong Lang, meeting is fate, why not sit down and have a cup of tea together."

Li Wei stood up with a smile, cupped his fists in return, and then made an invitation gesture.

"It's fate to meet each other with a good sentence."

Zhong Shengnan laughed and came over to sit opposite Li Wei, while the slightly shorter young man Yuemin brought two teacups from the table and gently placed them on the table.

Qing'er let out a faint sigh in her heart, Xianggong is good at everything, but there is one thing, she can't see a beautiful woman, she lowers her eyes, looks at her nose, and her nose looks at her heart, like a monk in meditation.

Zhong Shengnan's eyes rolled around Li Er and Li San, and he was slightly shocked. These two looks are very common, but the cold and domineering aura on his body is by no means ordinary people, not ordinary bodyguards. Is Li Langjun even more not an idler? "Li Langjun is not a local, is he?"