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The five of Wang Dayong entered the city in a daze.

Ah Yan met them at the gate of the city, and when he saw them, he said, "Your Highness is already waiting, let's go quickly."

After walking for a while, Wang Dayong asked in surprise, "Brother Ah Yan, isn't this the way to Prince Qing's Mansion?"

Although he has never been to Prince Qing's Mansion, he has been to the bottom-level inn.The inn is in Nanshi, and their direction is obviously going to Nanshi.

"His Royal Highness is not in the mansion," A Yan said with a smile, "you will know when you go."

Namsi is considered to be a place where fish and dragons are mixed together in Gyeongju Prefecture. There are many religions and schools here, and vendors, jugglers, coolies, Fengyueguan, etc. all gather here.

The five of Wang Dayong couldn't help muttering, how could the prince meet them in such a place?

Passing through the dirty streets and alleys, they came to a shop.

In front of the shop, a craftsman was holding up the door plaque. Wang Dayong took a closer look, and the word "grain shop" came into view.

You can not know any word, only the word "grain" must be known!

The five looked at each other, and Ah Yan led them into the shop.

The interior of the shop had obviously been renovated. The five people walked through the front hall and came to the backyard. Only then did they realize that the shop was very large, with several barns lined up side by side, and it was estimated that it could hold a lot of grain.

Lou Yu and Huo Yan were standing in the yard.

They were about to salute, when Lou Yu stretched out his hand to stop him, and said straight to the point: "This grain store is now under the name of Prince Qing's Mansion. I plan to store grain here, and I intend to send people out to purchase. I wonder if you would like to help me?"

Wang Dayong and the other five were dumbfounded.

They are here to join the army, not to be grain merchants!

The silence of the five people was expected by Lou Yu, and he said solemnly:

"I have heard about the deeds of the Northwest Army. It is a pity that the soldiers were shrouded in horse leather and died in battle, but it is even more distressing to starve to death because of insufficient food and wages."

When mentioning the past, Wang Dayong and the five immediately burst into tears, feeling sour in their hearts.

"I don't want to see such a scene. You do things for me. I want to fill your stomachs as much as possible. It's just that the world is chaotic. If the food transportation team has no power to protect the food, I'm afraid it will be snapped up by bandits or refugees.

"I know that you and the others are all brave men, and I can only rest assured if I entrust you with this matter. I don't know what you think?"

Lou Yu stared at them solemnly, as if he was pinning all the hopes of the entire Gyeongju Prefecture on them.

Although the five of them felt their shoulders were heavy, they felt an inexplicable sense of responsibility spontaneously.

They have tasted the pain of starvation. They have been eating wind and sand in the northwest all year round. When they were extremely hungry, they raised their middle fingers and denounced the officials who were eating vegetarian meals. They also watched their comrades starve to death but were powerless...

All these are because there is no food to eat.

They were very grateful for Lou Yu's sincerity.

Huo Yan also solemnly said: "Uncles, the food and grass depend on you."

It is indeed a good idea to hoard grain in the name of grain merchants' acquisitions.

Knowing the seriousness of this matter, Wang Dayong couldn't help asking: "Your Highness trusts me so much, isn't it afraid that I will be greedy for money and food?"

Lou Yu glanced at Huo Yan with a smile, "Doesn't that mean that General Huo doesn't know people clearly, and doesn't distinguish between loyal and evil?"

When it comes to taking the test first, Huo Yan is obviously inconvenient to say more.

The five of Wang Dayong laughed and said cheerfully: "Your Highness has entrusted us with such a heavy responsibility, and we will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!"

The matter of buying grain was decided, and for a long time in the future, the old men of Yangosan had to travel outside to transport a steady stream of grain for Gyeongju.

It was spring and the sun was warm, and Lou Yu was basking in the sun in the courtyard. A servant came to report, saying that it was Guo Tang who asked to see him.

Thinking of buying and selling horses, Lou Yu immediately asked someone to invite him in.

Feng Sanmo has found out the details of the horse dealer.

The horse dealer that Guo Tang hooked up with was indeed from the northern barbarians.

Because Dasheng strictly prohibits trading, horse dealers can only secretly operate in the border towns, secretly exchanging horses for salt and grain.

The reason why Guo Tang was able to get on the line was because the horse dealers paid tribute to Guo Zhifu, hoping that Guo Lian would allow them to trade privately.

Prince Qing's Mansion, which has no real power, is not on the horse dealer's tribute list.

Guo Tang stepped into the door.

He was wearing a lake blue brocade, his hair was neatly combed, and he looked like a son of a nobleman.

Because he played with Lou Yu since he was a child, he came to the east courtyard quite a few times, and when he came in, he sat on the other side of Lou Yu familiarly, twirling a piece of pastry and delivering it to his mouth.

Feng Erbi was very polite and ordered people to serve tea.

Guo Tang ate a few pieces of snacks and drank a cup of tea, but he still didn't take the initiative to mention the horse dealer. Qing waited for Lou Yu to ask him.

Lou Yu was quite calm, Guo Tang didn't speak, he just leaned on and read a book.

The endless silence finally exhausted Guo Tang's patience, he clicked his tongue: "Lou Yu, is this how you treat guests?"

Lou Yu looked leisurely: "Come here uninvited, where is the guest?"

"Take it as a donkey's liver and lungs with good intentions!" Guo Tang said angrily, "I plan to introduce a horse dealer for you, so you don't want to see me?"

Lou Yu finally put down the book and looked at him, "What condition?"

Guo Tang opened his lips and wanted to say something, but suddenly another servant came to report: "Your Highness, Governor Guo is asking to see you."

Guo Tang was taken aback, why did his father come to Lou Yu?Shouldn't you be looking for King Qing?

Lou Yu motioned for someone to come in, and couldn't help but ask amusedly, "Did you meet your father and son when you went out?"

"I'm not from home." Guo Tang muttered.

After a while, Guo Lian came to the East Courtyard led by the servants.

He used to go to the main courtyard, but now he is willing to come to the east courtyard to discuss matters with a young man who has no hair yet.

It's really embarrassing.

When he stepped into the room, seeing Guo Tang here, he couldn't help being stunned.

"Didn't you go to the market?"

Guo Tang sneered and said, "Father, when I arrive on the front foot, you will follow on the back foot."

Guo Lian came to visit his son's playmate of the same age in person, and bumped into his son again, which was extremely embarrassing.

He frowned and said, "Go home first."

"I still have something to discuss with Lou Yu, Dad, let's talk on a first-come, first-served basis."

Guo Tang was spoiled at home, and he could hate Lou Yu's father in front of him.

Guo Zhifu: "..."

Simply awe-inspiring!Go back and teach this bastard a lesson!

Seeing that the father and son were about to quarrel, Lou Yu had no choice but to mediate: "I don't know why Mr. Guo is looking for me?"

Guo Lian glared at the unfilial son, and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.The paper is folded evenly, and you can see how much the owner of the paper cherishes it.

"May I ask Your Highness, does this paper come from your paper mill?"

Lou Yu nodded, "What's wrong?"

Guo Lian caressed the paper and sighed: "Your Highness, do you know how much sensation this paper will cause if it is spread?"

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Guo Tang was puzzled.

Isn't it just a piece of paper, maybe the quality is really higher than the previous paper, but what kind of sensation can it cause?

Guo Lian raised his eyebrows and didn't want to talk to him at all.

"Master Guo," Lou Yu smiled warmly and spoke calmly, "What do you want to do?"

Guo Lian said bluntly: "If the next official uses this paper to send a letter to the capital, will your Highness agree?"

He has a teacher and friends in the capital, and he usually communicates by letter, so he knows that the capital is currently turbulent.

Under such circumstances, he prefers to live a peaceful life in this remote Gyeongju Prefecture.

He didn't want to use his achievements to transfer himself back to the capital.

But this piece of paper moved him.

He doesn't want to be promoted, but he wants to leave his name in history!

If the spread of this paper is due to him, will there be a record in the history books——

Guo Lian, the prefect of Gyeongju, sent a letter to the capital with the newly invented paper. The paper was so amazing that it was sought after by all the people.

Not all officials can leave a mark in the history books. Guo Lian had no hope at first, but when he saw this paper, he suddenly felt that it would be good to find another way.

Even if it can't be included in serious history books, once there is a mention of "Gyeongju Jade Paper", there will definitely be his figure!

"Gyeongju Jade Paper" is his private name.

Paper is like white jade, worthy of the name.

Knowing his purpose, Lou Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "Master Guo has extraordinary ambitions, I'm sorry."

"The lower official is ashamed."

"Master Guo is willing to promote this paper himself, so I naturally have no reason to disagree." Lou Yu said slowly, "However, I have one condition."

Guo Lian: "Please speak, Your Highness."

"Just now, Guo Tang also discussed conditions with me. Since you are a family, why not exchange my conditions for Guo Shao's conditions." Lou Yu said with a smile.

"This won't work!" Guo Tang flatly refused, "My father is my father, and I am me!"

Guo Lian glared at him, you son of a bitch!

Lou Yu didn't force it, and asked Guo Tang, "Tell me about your own conditions."

"I have not decided yet!"

"That's good," Lou Yu turned to Guo Lian, "My condition is that Mr. Guo can acquiesce in my private dealings with Beiman horse dealers."

Guo Tang:! ! !

He widened his eyes, "How can you keep your word?!"

"Where is there no letter?" Lou Yu said helplessly, "I haven't really reached an agreement with you, why not trade paper for a business now?"

Guo Tang was furious, he was tricked by Lou Yu again!

Guo Lian sighed secretly, blaming himself for being too spoiled and raising his son to such a temper.

With a straight look on his face, he said: "Your Highness, the imperial court strictly prohibits trading with the northern barbarians, don't you understand?"

Lou Yu laughed and said, "Private salt is also against the law."

"It's different," Guo Lian shook his head, "Salt can be hidden, but horses can't."

Salt can be hidden in sacks for other goods, but not horses.

Lou Yu restrained his smile: "So, what Guo Shao told me before was all to fool me?"

How can he do something that is difficult for the magistrate?

Guo Tang opened his mouth to explain, Guo Lian said: "One horse and two horses are easy, but I think His Highness's picture is not just as simple as one or two horses."

He knew that Lou Yu wanted a war horse.

Lou Yu didn't believe his words, "Since the horse dealer can't do big deals in Dasheng, he came here at a risk and gave you a big gift. Why? Could it be to spy on you with you? If not, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss? "

"Your Highness has wronged the lower officials, and the lower officials don't dare to betray the imperial court..."

"You've already sold private salt, and you haven't betrayed the imperial court, are you hypocritical?"

Lou Yu interrupted him mercilessly and gave him a fatal blow.

Guo Lian: "..."

Only then did Guo Tang realize that what Lou Yu wanted was not just a good horse, but hundreds of war horses!

He was silent, looking down at the ground, wondering what he was thinking.

"Since we can't agree, then this piece of paper has nothing to do with you."

Lou Yu doesn't want to be taken advantage of by others.

If Guo Lian wants to be famous in history, it depends on whether he is willing to pay the price.

He was not worried that Guo Lian would write to the capital privately.

Anyway, as long as he is willing, his currently vacant paper mill can be completely abandoned. By then, Guo Lian will not have any extra paper, so naturally he will not be able to please.

Lou Yu is not a commoner, he is the son of a vassal king, with royal blood, no one can force him to make this kind of paper except the emperor.

He could have made an excuse of "accidental acquisition" and said that he did not know the art of papermaking.

Guo Lian felt helpless.

He still couldn't give up the temptation to leave his name in history, and nodded heavily in response.

"I can introduce you, but you'll have to talk to the horse dealer yourself."

Lou Yu finally smiled, "Master Guo is willing to escort you, I am very grateful."

After leaving Prince Qing's mansion, Guo Tang followed Guo Lian back to the mansion.

He was unhappy all the way, and his expression was gloomy, and he lost the spirit of the past.

Guo Lian had a fatherly heart after all, sighed and asked, "Why do you have such a bitter face?"

"Am I so useless?"

Guo Tang turned his face away and looked at Guo Lian expressionlessly, his eyes full of seriousness.

He was caught in doubt about himself.

Compared with Lou Yu, he is like a child who hasn't grown up, he doesn't understand anything, but Lou Yu can compete with his father, and even faintly surpass his father.

While he was ashamed, he also felt powerless.

Perhaps in Lou Yu's eyes, he is not even qualified to speak with the other party.

It was the first time Guo Lian saw his son showing such embarrassment, and he was thinking about how to comfort him, but he frowned and continued: "Father, tell me, does he really have objections?"

Guo Lian covered his mouth and scolded him in a low voice: "How can you say such things casually?!"

"Father," Guo Tang said with a gloomy expression as he tore off his hand, "If this continues, you are not afraid that our family will no longer be able to suppress Prince Qing's Mansion? Then how will you explain to the court?"

Guo Lian was quite surprised, he didn't expect his son to have such awareness, and he couldn't help feeling very relieved.

He said earnestly: "You don't have to worry about this, Dad has already found a way out. Earlier, Dad received a letter from the capital, but now the court is in chaos, and even the teacher and the others have the intention of retiring. Looking at it, Dad always feels that something big will happen. "

Guo Tang widened his eyes in surprise, "Is it already this messy?"

The teacher his father spoke of was a veteran of the three dynasties of Dasheng, who had a high prestige in the dynasties, and even the emperor respected him.

If the government has become so chaotic that he even wants to retire, it can be seen that he is at the end of his rope.

He couldn't help asking: "What does dad mean by retreat?"

Guo Lian lowered his voice: "Dad has hidden a lot of money these years, and when the day comes, we father and son can take the money and live in seclusion, wouldn't it be nice?"

Guo Tang was overjoyed at first, then frowned, "If the world is really in chaos, then do you think Prince Qing's Mansion can still..."

"Are you stupid or have you been bewitched by Lou Yu?" Guo Lian said angrily, "Just relying on those three thousand incompetent government soldiers? It's a joke!"

Guo Tang felt the same way.

He thought for a while, and then said: "Father, when we go to live in seclusion, can we take Lou Yu with us?"

Guo Lian squinted: "What do you mean?"

"When the time comes, he has no other way out, and if I give him a way out, can he not thank me?"

Guo Tang thought to himself: "He is of the orthodox blood of the royal family, don't you want the prince and grandson to serve us tea?"

Guo Lian's whole body trembled and his eyes widened.

Yes I do!He wants too much!

He patted his son on the shoulder with a smile, "Ambition, as expected of our old Guo family!"

Guo Tang smiled and lowered his head.

He said so on the lips, but there was something dark and dark in his heart that he didn't want to reveal.

——When I saw Lou Yu today, I just felt that he was more handsome.

After returning home, Guo Tang took out a book from the hidden drawer under the desk case, opened a few pages, and his eyes fell on the illustration on that page.

The long follower who was waiting by his side took a look and couldn't help but slander: Young Master's hobbies are really weird, he always likes to see pictures of two men getting together.

Looking at it, Guo Tang suddenly threw the book on the ground angrily, and muttered: "What kind of shit is this painting! It's so ugly!"

The long follower carefully picked up the book, and asked: "If the young master doesn't like this book, can I buy a new one?"

"What's the use of buying more?" Guo Tang leaned back and pulled his face, "No one draws well."

Chang Sui sighed secretly, and boldly said: "If you really like my son, how about I buy you a beautiful one for you?"

Guo Tang was silent for a moment, then sighed: "No matter how beautiful you are, can you match him?"

After all years of serving, the long follower knew Guo Tang very well. He rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "If you have someone you like, you can just get him. Why bother yourself?"

Guo Tang crossed his legs, glanced at him, and snorted: "You are very smart. Then tell me, how can you get it?"

The long follower came closer and said softly: "My lord, you are the son of the magistrate. In Qingzhou, besides the patriarch, you are this!"

He gave a thumbs up and continued: "But that one is different. Anyway, your identity is enough to suppress that one, so why should you be so careful?"

"What do you know?" Guo Tang frowned, "Now he and we are grasshoppers on the same rope, if he wants to die together, we will be finished too."

"You don't want him to die together?" Chang Sui narrowed his eyes slightly, hiding the deep meaning in it.

Guo Tang kept repeating this sentence, and suddenly smiled, "Tell me, how to do it?"

Chang Suixin said: "We have a thousand garrisons, and Prince Qing's Mansion has three thousand soldiers. It seems that there is a difference in numbers, but we have arsenals."

Guo Tang squinted at him, "So what?"

"As we all know, the soldiers of King Qing's Mansion are a bunch of mobs. They have been tired for many years and have no combat power. Our garrison has been training continuously and is brave and good at fighting. Compared with the two, there is a world of difference!

"Furthermore, the soldiers of Prince Qing's Mansion don't have any decent weapons, at most they are wooden bows and arrows, and the arrows are only sharpened from wood, not to mention any knives or axes.

"But we are different. The iron knives, guns and arrows in the arsenal are completely sufficient. What's more, the soldiers of Prince Qing's mansion don't even have decent armor. Young master, we are fully capable of suppressing them. Why don't we snatch them away to avoid suffering?" its grip."

Guo Tang looked at him deeply, and said in an unrecognizable tone, "I didn't realize that you still have such thoughts before."

Chang Sui immediately knelt down and said, "I just don't want to see you hurt."

"But don't forget, he has an account book, and once he makes a move, we won't be able to please him."

The long follower said: "As long as you catch people by surprise, you don't have to worry about the account book."

Exchanging hostages for chips has been quite useful since ancient times.

Guo Tang was shamefully moved.

Thinking of Lou Yu's demeanor and demeanor of "pointing out the country" in front of him today, his chest suddenly burst into a burst of spirit.

He immediately got up and said, "I'll go to discuss it with my father!"

Guo Lian was already aggrieved by Lou Yu, but when he heard Guo Tang's words, his heart was inevitably moved.

Even if Lou Yu has an account book, is Lou Yu really brave enough to die?And once the account book is leaked, their father and son can take the opportunity to run away, anyway, they are already mentally prepared.

They can run, but can Lou Yu run?Of course not.

The royal family may be guilty of selling private salt, but it is not a crime of death.But if the royal family had the intention of treason, then death would be inevitable.

Lou Yu can threaten them with the account book, and they can also report Lou Yu's rebellion to the court.

According to the emperor's suspicious nature, even if Lou Yu did not rebel, he would be punished by the emperor for treason.

No matter how they say it, the Guo Mansion won't lose money, and they might report meritorious service.

The more Guo Lian thought about it, the more he felt that they had a great chance of winning.

He praised Guo Tang with relief, and then said: "This matter must be carefully and cautiously, we are not sure, let's not act rashly."

Either the fish died and the net was broken, and their Guo family escaped and lived in seclusion; or the Qing Palace was ransacked and beheaded by the court for treason charges, and the Guo family was the only one, and all the salt profits were taken as their own.

While the Guo family and his son were immersed in the bright future, Lou Yu was listening carefully to Feng Sanmo's report.

He sneered: "Guo's mansion really has a wicked heart."

Lou Yu has never let down his vigilance towards Guo Fu.

The huge amount of salt he has now is just a castle in the air, without an absolutely strong foundation, this castle in the air will eventually collapse one day.

What Lou Yu needs is to firmly control the entire Gyeongju Prefecture.

Guo Mansion is the biggest obstacle on this road.

He asked Feng Sanmo to sneak into Guo's mansion secretly, bribed the servants of Guo's mansion, and let the servants of Guo's mansion fan the flames in Guo Tang's ears, so as to arouse the determination of Guo's father and son.

There will be a day when Prince Qing's Mansion and Guo Mansion will face off in a decisive battle.

What Lou Yu has to do is to control the whole pace steadily, and wait for Guo Lian to take the initiative to make a move.

Feng Sanmo bowed his head and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, the arsenal is not enough to fear."

Don't look at the Chang Sui's nice words, in fact, the combat effectiveness of the garrison in the state capital is quite poor.

Guo Lian, the magistrate, is very incompetent and greedy. It is estimated that Guo Lian is greedy for the food and salaries allocated to the garrison by the imperial court.

Without enough money and food, the garrison can't eat enough to eat. Who is willing to spend physical training every day?

The days of peace have passed for a long time, not only the government soldiers, but even the imperial garrison have been slack.

Not to mention the arsenal.

Iron weapons are easy to rust. If they are not used for a long time, and they don’t need to spend money to maintain them, it is still a problem whether those weapons can be used normally.

Lou Yu smiled: "Is there any news from the capital?"

"It is rumored that the emperor wants to build a Phoenix Terrace for the noble concubine, which will cost a lot of money, the treasury reserves are insufficient, and the people donate more miscellaneous taxes."

Lou Yu secretly sighed that the emperor was only conscientious in the matter of cutting down the feudal clan.

In the original book, this Phoenix Terrace was the fuse. It was originally scheduled to be completed in three years, but it was pushed down by the rebels aggressively before half of the construction was completed.

However, what Lou Yu was worried about was not the Phoenix Terrace, but another decision made by the emperor soon.

Before the imperial concubine's birthday, he would order the vassal princes from all over the country to come to Beijing to congratulate the imperial concubine on her birthday.

This decision is of course unreasonable, she is just a noble concubine, why should the prince and grandson go to the capital to celebrate her birthday?

Lou Yu doesn't care whether to celebrate his birthday or not, but the water in the capital is too messy and muddy. In the original book, after King Qing went to the capital, he accidentally broke his leg and became a lame man.

It was impossible for Lou Yu to watch the tragedy happen, he had to make some preparations for it.

Fortunately, the imperial concubine's birthday is after the autumn harvest, so he still has time to plan.

"Sanmo, I'll give you half a year to secretly cultivate our eyes and ears in the capital, and to pay close attention to Ning Enhou's mansion, no matter how big or small it is."

Ning Enhou's Mansion is his elder sister's husband's house.

Feng Sanmo immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"

At this time there were only the two of them in the room, Lou Yu asked in a low voice, "Have you learned all the code words I gave you?"

Feng Sanmo nodded, "I have learned."

"The water in the capital is deep, so we will use secret language to send letters from now on," Lou Yu said, "The secret language cannot be passed on outside, only Anbu is allowed to understand it."

Feng Sanmo took the order to retreat.

As soon as Lou Yu stretched out his waist, he saw Feng Erbi hurried over.

"Your Highness, the farm came to report that a large number of refugees suddenly appeared outside the city, and now they have surrounded our farm, and everyone's eyes are red."

Lou Yu was taken aback, "Are there any casualties?"

"It's still a confrontation," Feng Erbi said with a sad face, "It would be great if the Yangwushan group left two days later."

All the former members of the Huo family were sent to transport food, otherwise, with them, those refugees would definitely not be opponents.

Lou Yu looked solemn: "Do you know the number of refugees?"

Feng Erbi said: "About three to four hundred people."

Three to 400 people, there must be some with family members. Excluding the old and weak, women and children, the remaining strength is estimated to be less than [-]%.

Moreover, the refugees traveled long distances and had no food to satisfy their hunger. They must have no strength on their bodies, and their combat effectiveness is not enough to fear.

However, when people are in a desperate situation, they often burst out with powerful potential.

Lou Yu was afraid that things would get out of control.

He solemnly ordered: "Notify Li Shu immediately, order three hundred government soldiers, and go to the farm with me."

I hope everything will come in time.