As the lobbyist invited by the Desheng couple, Cao Huangyan, a subordinate of the county magistrate's office, was sitting across from Xie Wei drinking wine. The two exchanged glasses and had a very pleasant conversation.

Huang Yan was not only a drunkard of Liu Xing, but also a frequent customer of Liu Desheng. He and the Liu family of Lingyuan were mutually beneficial. The Liu family used his power to help him rise to power. He used his power to seek benefits for the Liu family. The two parties cooperated.

For more than ten years, it has always been smooth sailing. And he, Huang Yan, is just a microcosm of the Liu family's manipulation of power and money.

With the strength of wine, Huang Yan opened the small window, the hot air surged out from the window, the snow was heavy on the branches outside the window, and the Lingyuan Mountains stood side by side in the distance. The peaks of the mountains were white and the middle was green, the breeze was refreshing, and there were hundreds of sceneries, which was a feast for the eyes.

Seeing that Xie Wei was tipsy after drinking, Huang Yan raised a glass and bumped into Xie Wei, so he took the opportunity to say good things about Liu Desheng, "Brother Xie, please don't get angry. This Young Master Liu is very resourceful and just right."

When I was in my prime, I did many good deeds and made many achievements in Lingyuan. What I just said unintentionally was for the welfare of the people of Lingyuan. Brother Xie, please don't take it seriously. Today you and I are meeting old friends, and there is no doubt that we should get drunk.

Come on, come on, drink!"

Xie Wei picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp. His thoughts changed and he said, "Master Liu is not guilty of what he said, but we are the ones who heard it. Brother Huang, I can honestly say that it is unreasonable for Master Liu to come to me today."

Although they are compatible, it seems that they are a little out of touch with the situation!"

Huang Yan frowned slightly. He guessed what Xie Wei meant, but he didn't say it clearly. Seeing that his expression was as calm as the water of a flat lake, without showing a trace of expression, he asked softly, "Brother Xie, why did you say this?"

Xie Wei suddenly straightened his waist, looked cold, and stared at Huang Yan with piercing eyes, saying, "Brother Huang, more than a hundred years ago, the country was in trouble for a long time. Finally, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu were reunited, and the emperor's artifact returned to Chang'an.

.Since then, the empire has gone through two former emperors, Xiaoren and Shenwu, and the territory has expanded thousands of miles. Fifteen years ago, His Majesty redivided the nine states and merged most of the original seven states of You, Ji, Xu, Qing, Yan, and Si in the Central Plains.

Combined into Quzhou, it includes Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Huainan and the eastern half of Liaoning. It is the state with the largest population, the most money and food, the longest business operation, the most talents, and the deepest foundation in Jiuzhou. It is no exaggeration to say that

The power of one state in Quzhou is enough to fight against half of the empire! Brother Huang, Brother Yu, do you agree with this humble opinion?"

Huang Yan's eyes rolled around, and he immediately laughed and said, "Quzhou encompasses the six kingdoms of Shandong during the Warring States Period. It is the orthodox place of China and the place where the world has reached. Brother Xie said it, and my foolish brother naturally agrees."

After a glass of wine entered his intestines, Xie Wei exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then the evil spirit emerged, and said in a cold voice, "Looking at Quzhou, there are big and small powerful people, families, and gangs ranging from not more than a thousand to as many as eight hundred. There are many wealthy and powerful people among them.

For example, the eight well-established Quzhou aristocratic families have deep roots, no matter what they were and are now, don’t they all obey me, the Quzhou Shepherd?”

Xie Wei paused for a moment and continued in a cold voice, "The Liu family takes themselves too seriously! Even if they are two generations of imperial masters, so what? If Jiang Muzhou hadn't been taking care of them, the Liu family would have been so small.

I am afraid that it has been swallowed up by the Huang family and the Zhao family who are both in Huaxing County. This old man Liu is so ignorant of current affairs that he actually imprisoned the second son of Liu at home. He simply does not know what is good or bad. Brother Huang, I am here this time.

Yu Gong's court only has Yu Private Jiang Muzhou. If the next successor of the Lingyuan Liu family is not Liu Ergong, I think the Liu family will disappear from this world!"

This was half true and half false, but when he said this, Xie Wei showed his murderous intent and frightened Huang Yan into panic.

For the Lingyuan Liu family, Huang Yan was an outsider after all. Who the Liu family would appoint as the next head of the family was a family matter, and it was hard for him to say anything. Therefore, in the face of Xie Wei's fierce remarks, he could only choose

Smiling without saying a word, he passed this section one by one while constantly helping me drink.

Just as Huang and Xie were talking, a lean man disguised as a waiter had already arrived on the second floor. He was holding wine and food in his hands and went straight to the private room where Huang and Xie were staying.

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This lean man in disguise is Cao Zhi's right-hand man. Just now, he was sent by Cao Zhi to hide on the first floor and disguise himself as an ordinary diner. Cao Zhi gave the coin as an order, and the lean man immediately changed his clothes.

Climbing the building, after much thought, he had only one purpose, to assassinate Huang Yan and Xie Wei.

This was the first counterattack launched by Cao Zhi against the noble clan when he could no longer bear it.

At this moment, the bustling Wangbei Tower was filled with murderous intent.

Just as the lean man under Cao Zhi was slowly climbing up the stairs, Li Erniu suddenly ran out of the back hall, hurried to Liu Yi who was greeting guests at the door, whispered in Liu Yi's ear, and said hurriedly, "Boss,

No, no, no, did you see that lean man wrapped in a fur coat? He is not our guy from Wangbei Tower. I went to get firewood just now, and he forced his way in and gave Lao Huang and Brother Chuancai away

Tied up! Then, he put a bag of strange things in the wine and slipped out. We don’t know what he was going to do! However, I think he has a sly look on his face, so he must be up to something bad!"

As a receptionist, Liu Yi knew that many dignitaries and dignitaries came today. If something goes wrong in Wangbei Tower at this point, then the reputation of Wangbei Tower will be greatly damaged. This Wangbei Tower will never be seen again in the future.

No need to open the door to welcome guests.

Thinking of this, Liu Yi sighed in his heart: Hey! Boss Xia, Boss Xia, you said this morning that you would let me experience what it's like to be a shopkeeper, but I didn't expect such a mess! What should I do?

"Boss, what should we do? How about I go up and kick him!" Seeing the lean man walking towards the third floor, Li Erniu was a little anxious. He pulled Liu Yi's sleeve and asked, "Brother, tell me quickly.

A word!"

"You're not taller than someone's chest and you want to kick someone, shut up!"

Afterwards, Liu Yi fell silent, his mind spinning rapidly, thinking about the best way to deal with the situation, which took five or six breaths. He straightened the bridge of his nose, rolled his eyes, and said hurriedly, "Er Niu, come here with your ears.

you go......."

Soon enough, the lean man had already walked to Huangyan and Xie Wei. Just when the wine bottle in the man's hand was about to pour, a loud roar suddenly came from behind, "Wait! Wait!"

The three of them looked sideways at the same time and saw Li Erniu running over out of breath. After tidying up his clothes, he cupped his hands to Huang Yan and Xie Wei and said with a smile, "Two adults, my shopkeeper has said that distinguished guests are here today.

Wangbei Tower is in full bloom. I am very frightened. I would like to give you a pot of Bashu fine wine to express my feelings. I also hope that you two adults will take care of our business! Attract more customers for me in Wangbei Tower."

After Li Erniu finished speaking, regardless of how the three people present reacted, he immediately took the wine bottle from the lean man's hand and quickly left.

When Xie Wei and Huang Yan saw this, they smiled and praised Shopkeeper Xia for knowing how to be a businessman.

But the lean man who was standing aside was confused by this moment. Seeing that Master Cao Zhi's plan failed, and looking at Yang Liu who was several times stronger than him in the distance and staring at him with eager eyes, he had no choice but to hand it over.

go.

Seeing Li Erniu walking down with a relaxed expression, Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

He went to the back kitchen and saw the extremely poisonous pot of poisonous wine, but he no longer had any intention of running the business. He found a relatively quiet place and silently watched every move of everyone in the building, not daring to be distracted for a moment.

Hey! It’s so difficult to be a shopkeeper!

The Liu couple had great magical powers, and soon the news that "Cao Zhi intended to poison Xie Wei" reached the ears of the couple on the third floor. After hearing this, both of them showed surprised expressions in unison.

How could a young Huang Tiao, who was in his early ten years, not be so skillful in handling emergencies, not be amazing? How could not be fearful?

After Liu Quansheng entered Liu's house in the snow that day, Liu Desheng had already planned to get rid of Liu Quansheng and his son. Today, when he saw Liu Yi being so smart, his idea became even more determined.

Yang Guanyuan looked at Liu Yi's beautiful oval face downstairs. The young man was inserting a chopstick into his bun and leaning on his chin, looking a little wanton.

Inadvertently, Liu Yi looked towards the third floor, looked at Yang Guan, and then quickly looked away, with a calm heart, and looked away, his expression showing no change at all.

Yang Guansheng looked out the window with watery eyes, deliberately avoiding Liu Desheng's gaze. She thought for a while, and finally slowly poured the wine in the glass back into the pot, turned around and straightened Liu Desheng's clothes, and pointed to Liu Yi downstairs.

"Husband, you have nothing to do in your free time, why don't we make a bet?"

"Oh? Madam is so elegant, how can I say no to my husband! Haha, I wonder what Madam is betting on?" Liu Desheng gently stroked Yang Guan's back and took care of the things that were blown away by the breeze in the hall.

hair.

Yang Guan pointed at Liu Yi, who was sitting quietly on the first floor, and said with a smile, "No! Bet on my little nephew's life!"


Chapter completed!