"What?"

Li Lu really couldn't imagine how such a thing could happen. He pushed the maid in front of him to the ground, then stood up and walked quickly to the servant and said, "Raise your head, look at me and say it again."

The servant raised his head tremblingly several times, then raised it up, looked at Li Lu and said, "Just now the young master's bodyguard came to report that the young master was detained when he went to Jinzhou to deal with Li Dalu's affairs. The other party wanted five thousand stones of grain and

Some sheep, otherwise, the young master will be eaten."

"What?" Li Lu slapped the servant to death, then looked at the door coldly and said, "Come here, call the guard."

The other people who were still there enjoying the meticulous care of the maids were also dumbfounded. They did not expect that something really happened.

It's just that Li Mo thinks that as long as he is not a lunatic like Ye Tan, things can still be rectified.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the only thing that was the same was that the mountains and plains were full of bandits and cottages. This was not a problem of one dynasty, but of generations. Some bandits may have been in the mountains longer than many of the oldest people. They

Maybe it’s because of the pressure of life, maybe because of dynasty changes, maybe because of local bullies, maybe because of murder and robbery, maybe because of lack of food, etc. It is said that some cottages are good people during the day, but at night

Just going out and looting caravans is also a way of life.

But, in places like Taiyuan and Jinzhou, there are still people who dare to hold their own Li family members hostage. Do you really think that Wang Bindao's army cannot eat?

The guard who was about to faint was usually not qualified to come in, because this was not a place where vulgar people could come in. In addition, he was really too tired now. The day and night were going on and he had not slept at all. He was wearing leather armor.

It has long been in tatters, his hair is as messy as weeds, and his face is as black as a little lamb that has been attacked. He just wants to take a bath, eat something and sleep.

, I am really too tired.

As soon as he entered the flower hall, Li Mo couldn't help but take a few steps back. Why?

The smell of this person's body is so strong that it smells worse than toilet feces.

Nonsense, in today's weather, if you don't take a shower for a day, it will be very smelly. The strong smell of sweat can kill you. It's a pity that he has time.

With blurred eyes, he saw the boy who had just received him lying there, with a heavy slap mark on his forehead vaguely visible. Although he didn't see the brain damage, he still knew that this man was dead.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Li Lu's gloomy face was almost dripping with water, and his voice was naturally not very friendly.

"Old Ancestor, I am going to Jinzhou with the young master..." Although he felt that he would faint at any time, he still tried hard to tell the story, especially in terms of Li Chongxin's gentleness and Ye Tan's domineering people.

Adding fuel to the fire, this is for sure, I have always stood for justice.

"They want five thousand shi of food?" Li Lu asked after listening. He was not interested in other things. Anyway, it wouldn't be his family's fault. This is for sure. It must be those damn mountains.

It's the thief's fault, and it's also Xie Feng, the governor of Jinzhou. What on earth do you mean that you dare to hang out with those people?

Could it be the imperial envoy? Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Mo subconsciously. Li Mo naturally understood what he meant. He looked at the guard who was about to faint and said, "Let me ask you, what is so special about that person?"

special place?

Of course there is. My eldest brother Dou Dage almost died after just saying a few words, hanging on a tree in a miserable state.

"That man looked young, but he was very powerful. Dou Dage just said a few words, and he slapped him into a tree. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead. But when the young master was taken away by him, he said something."

The guard felt that his head was so dizzy, but he did not dare to fall asleep. He just felt a little dizzy when he spoke.

"What did you say?" Li Lu continued to ask.

"Not only the young master, but also the young master Tian Ning of the Tian family and the young master of the Xie family need to be given food before they can be released. Otherwise, they plan to eat the young master."

"What?" I originally thought it was some bullshit imperial envoy who could deal with the opponent with the royal request, but I didn't expect it to be a real bandit. After all, the imperial envoy didn't have the habit of cannibalism, and the rules of the imperial court were still useful.

"I didn't expect that I really encountered bandits. What did Xie Feng do for food?" Li Lu seemed to have lost his mind.

It's just that he forgot what the guard said just now. The person who had a good chat with those people was that Xie Feng, but the guard didn't dare to correct him, otherwise, wouldn't he be seeking death?

Li Mo was a little strange as to why such a thing happened. If it was just Ye Tan and his group, it would be easier to handle, but if it were bandits, it might be troublesome.

Li Chongxin is a junior, but because he is big and thick and has a sweet mouth, he still has a relatively high status in the Li family. If someone eats him, not only will there be no way to explain it here, but there may not even be a way to explain it to the court, because the Li family

Everyone has a family tree. If a person disappears for no reason, something will happen.

Li Mo did not correct Li Lu's words. Although he hoped that Li Lu would live a long life, if he was angry to death, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for a big family like theirs.

It's just that he underestimated Li Lu's scheming. After being angry for a while, he returned to normal.

"Did that person come alone or with a group of people?" Li Lu stared at the guard in front of him, his eyes seemed to be much gentler, but he still made the other person feel scary.

"Ancestor, I and the young masters originally thought it was just a few people, but later I heard that he had brought a lot of people. Maybe it was because there was no food in the village, so I asked them to come down." Guards

He asked uncertainly. After all, this kind of thing has happened many times. Turks also do this when they are in a bad or good mood. It is not surprising.

"Okay, okay, you can go down and rest now." Li Lu turned around and sat back at the table, gently tapping the table to invite a few people to come over.

After the guard kowtowed, he turned around and left. Then he fainted in the corridor and was dragged down.

Li Mo didn't understand why Li Lu did this, but he still sat there honestly.

The flower hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone stared at him, wondering what he was thinking.

"It seems to be an imperial envoy." Just when a few people were confused, they heard Li Lu's words, and Li Mo couldn't help but ask, "Ancestor, are you mistaken?"

"Make a mistake?" Li Lu looked at him with a smile, but Li Lu didn't dare to look into his eyes. The look in this ancestor's eyes was really scary, and matched with his eyes, it was really scary.

"It seems that our imperial envoy has some thoughts. It is not easy to use a junior to attack the Li family."

"How do you say that?" Li Quan asked puzzledly. He really didn't see that such a person wanted to eat human flesh. How could he be from the imperial court? People in the imperial court were very concerned about face. If there was anything embarrassing,

If you do everything, you are very likely to be caught.

This is the so-called face. It seems unimportant, but you can't hide things in plain sight.

"Have you ever seen a bandit bring a group of people over for dinner, and still have such a good relationship with the governor?" Li Lu's words made him stunned for a moment. There are really not many such things, although many bandits have good relations with the government.

, because you always need to go down the mountain, and not everything can be obtained through robbery. But what I didn't expect was that such a thing would happen here, and Xie Feng would have to give more face to him.

Think about it.

"Moreover, although there are not many people around this person, are our guards just decorations? You all know how powerful Dou Dage is. It was because I saw that he could fight that I sent him to Xin'er. No

Thinking of being punished by others, didn't Mo'er just say that Ye Tan is a powerful character? It seems that this person is definitely not the age he appears on the surface, and should belong to the hidden sect. Such people are generally not easy to mess with.

This time Xin'er was able to save a life, which shows that the other party still stayed behind. But my Li family is not easy to control. Do you really think that you can control everyone else by dealing with Liu Xuan? "

"What do you mean, ancestor?" Li Qu couldn't help but ask with a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

"Since they are coming for us, we have to be prepared. By the way, where is the wooden pagoda?" Li Lu seemed to make everyone in the flower hall feel like a spring breeze at once, and asked with a smile.

"The wooden pagoda is at the border, but he is very familiar with Daizhou, Shuozhou and Yunzhou." Li Qu's words made Li Quan couldn't help laughing. Nonsense, how can he not be familiar with them?

Although the Turks are still Turks now, and later became the East and West Turks, with kingdoms and capitals, they are nomadic people after all, most of them are tribes, and the Muta tribe happens to be in the border area. Although Yunzhou has a good name,

The place is also large, nominally the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but there is no danger to defend, there are only a few cities, and it is often a place where crazy people come and go.

There were almost no people in those places, and they were only nominally the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, there are still many tribes there.

Because of this special group, during the drought in the Tang Dynasty, their lives were not rich. Since ancient times, the practice of these people has been to pass on such bad things to other people.

The Tang Dynasty was obviously a farming nation, so it was very suitable for such a role.

If it weren't for the fact that Datang had people here, they might have come here long ago.

However, this year's situation may be a bit special. Because we have just experienced the Weishui Alliance, everyone is relatively honest. However, if they are really hungry and anxious, the habit of the Central Plains people is to rebel, and they will go south.

However, if someone comes to guide me, they will definitely come. Because it is nothing to take advantage of, why not come?

"Send someone over to tell them that there is something good going on." Li Lu's words lingered in the flower hall, but no one dared to listen, especially those maids, who had already left here. If such a problem was known, it would definitely be a death penalty.

Family power can often determine the direction of a country, let alone a servant.

"Well, ancestors, wouldn't it be great if this was known?" Li Mo didn't like this method very much, because after he came, he robbed things and left, making the already dilapidated place even worse.

It won't be good if there is a way to clean it up.

"Go as you are told. We will talk about other things later." After Li Lu said this, he looked at Li Qu and said, "Send someone to tell the Tian family and the Xie family that you will give them food, and then you will go to Shanxi."

Let’s go to the state and check out the situation.”

Li Qu nodded and said nothing. He knew what his ancestor was thinking.

Li Mo had no choice but to nod, and then everyone dispersed.

After Li Lu returned to his study, he did not read the books he usually read at this time. Instead, he took out a dirty sheepskin. After opening it, the things recorded on the yellowed sheepskin turned out to be the same as those before.

Turkic trade.

Although you are an enemy of the other party, if you want to live a good life, there is no way to avoid trading.

Among these transactions, the most profitable ones may be weapons and horses.

One is what the other party needs, and the other is what you need. This is the market.

Looking at the transactions on the sheepskin, the amounts are very scary, because every time they rob, many useless things are acquired by them, so the things here are very huge, because even though a place is poor,

But there will always be rich people.

However, if these things are seen by others, the consequences may be very bad. Some things are like this, people can know but cannot see.

Otherwise, even Li Lu would be in a lot of trouble.

"Boy, let me see who you are?" Li Lu carefully put away the sheepskin, then turned and left the study.

But the people of the Tian family and the Xie family were furious because what the Li family told them made them very uncomfortable.

People in their own family also knew a little about what happened before. Originally, five thousand dan was not particularly much, but the Li family was ruthless enough. They said it was because of their own pleas and other reasons that they paid so much. Therefore, the two of them

The family contributes four thousand, but oneself contributes one thousand.

Xie Sheng, the head of the Xie family, and Tian Buyi, the head of the Tian family, looked at each other, and they could see four words in each other's eyes: bullying is too much.

But they have no other way, because the Li family is not something they can fight against.

"Brother Cheng Yu, what do you think?" Xie Sheng asked someone to send the person who had just reported the message away, and then asked, today is the day when Tian Buyi comes to their home as a guest.

For Tian Ning and Xie Daokun, they actually don't care. If they die, they will die. But there is Li Chongxin here, so they have to think more about it.

"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. When did the Li family talk about this matter so readily and directly provide food? Do they really think the world is still the same as it was in the past?

"I think so too. I'm afraid these people saw something wrong, so they gave them food. Otherwise, who would dare to be so bold as a bandit?"
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