Chapter 146 Subordination or Cooperation?
Liu Boren smiled with interest and said softly: "Mr. Xie, Boren has only met you several times. Boren is a little curious. Did you confirm Boren's identity so quickly?"
Xie Xuan took out a large piece of deer meat from the clay pot and held it in his left hand and slowly ate it. Regardless of the oil stains on the corner of his mouth, he slowly said: "Although there are quite a few people on Niutou Mountain, there are not many scholars. Although Brother Bo Ren dressed as a short bandit, the aura of a scholar on his body is still unconcealed by his clothes. Before Xie went up the mountain, he naturally had to do some homework. Brother Bo Ren, don't you?"
Liu Boren nodded with a smile, poured a cup of tea on his own and pecked it with a sip, slowly said: "Mr. Xie is worthy of being Mr. Xie. Not only is he calm in temperament, but his mind is even more meticulous than others. Cooperating with the Xie family is our wisest choice."
Xie Xuan spit out a piece of the bones that had been sucked clean in his mouth, looked up at Liu Boren and said slowly, "Brother Boren, Xie took the initiative to ask, although Xie is not a professional dish, this disguise is not something that ordinary people can see. Brother Boren has basically not communicated with me in the past three days. Why... why can he easily recognize me?"
Liu Boren shook his head: "Boren is not easily recognized. In the past three days, Boren has read a lot of information and asked many people, but he was not sure in the end. He spoke today just a slight test. Unexpectedly, Young Master Xie was really open and honest in his work, and he admitted it openly."
Xie Xuan smiled and said, "I have been disguised as going up the mountain, how can I still be honest?"
Liu Boren's smile on his face was gentle, and he changed the subject and said, "I have neglected Young Master Xie these days, and I hope Young Master Xie will not be worried."
"In the city, we are exhausted and exhausted. Occasionally, we come to Niutou Mountain. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, which is a good resting thing." Xie Xuan shook his head, stood up and went to the copper basin in the corner of the wooden house to wash his hands. "Brother Bo, let's not waste time. Since you are willing to meet Xie honestly here, it can only explain one thing."
Liu Boren also stood up and said, "That's all that... the boss wants to meet Xie Dashao."
After Xie Xuan finished washing, he stood up, and Liu Boren led the way in front, and the two left the wooden house.
Under the leadership of Han Li, the bandits on Niutou Mountain were able to break the encirclement of the patrol battalion several times and fight out of the siege. They did have two tricks in their hands, and they dared to fight and kill when fighting. Their daily training and military disciplines even reached the level of the patrol battalion on weekdays.
Xie Xuan followed Liu Boren slowly, because Liu Boren did not be afraid of his future "partner", so he took him through the bandits in Niutou Mountain. At this time, it was time for dinner on Niutou Mountain. Most of the bandits went in to have dinner, but the guards of the Minggang, the secretgang and the mobile posts that remained outside were still tight. When Liu Boren came back, he just nodded without any extra greetings.
After passing through layers of obstacles, Liu Boren took Xie Xuan into a huge cave.
The cave has a huge space, which can accommodate two carriages running side by side, and the more you go inside, the larger the space. When you reach the innermost, it is like two living rooms combined in size.
However, although the cave is large, the decoration inside is extremely simple and even shabby. Apart from a huge tiger-skin seat, two rows of seats and corresponding matching tables, there is no more furniture, and even only three people are serving.
There was a bald monk wearing a dark red cassock sitting cross-legged on the huge tiger-skin seat. The bald monk had a huge figure and could even be said to be obese. The rows of scars above his head were clearly visible, but the monk's face was not a good person, his face was covered with flesh, his eyes were fierce, and his teeth were slightly yellow.
On his left hand, there was a table close to the armrest of the seat. On the table was a complete steaming lamb leg, and there were several small white plates next to the lamb leg, with corresponding dipping sauce on it.
However, as of now, the dipping sauce and the knife next to it are useless. The monk held the end of the lamb leg with his left hand and teared the fat lamb on it.
Xie Xuan came to the "murdering monk" Han Li and stood there ten steps, bowed and clasped his fists: "Xie Xuan has met Han Dazhuan. Xie has always been famous for Han Dazhuan, but has never met him. Today, the first time we met, Han Dazhuan is indeed a magnificent expression, and he is a dragon and a phoenix among people."
Han Li dipped the legs of lamb for the first time and took them to his mouth and tore them hard. He pointed his right hand at the first of the seats on his right, and spit out a word in a vague way: "Sit."
Xie Xuan frowned slightly, but didn't say much. After bowing, he sat down on the seat.
Han Li seemed to be an extremely reckless and thick man. He didn't bother with Xie Xuan to give some superficial greetings. Instead, his head was hot and he said whatever he thought: "This lamb leg was cooked in an iron pot for three hours, but it was not boiled in white water. During the cooking process, the right amount of fine salt and various large ingredients were added. In fact, after the lamb leg was taken out, the taste was already very delicious, but I still don't believe it, so I had to send it with these dipping sauces. What do you think is this? Although this lamb leg alone looks like a lack of appetite,..."
Han Li swallowed the last little mutton in his mouth, and after he calmed down slightly, he said, "But, it is indeed delicious!"
Originally, Xie Xuan thought Han Li was just a trivial matter, and he didn't care about listening to it. But after hearing Han Li's story slowly, Xie Xuan immediately figured out a different taste from these words. Finally, he felt a stern heart and thought in his heart that he did what he did to collect the previous news from the Xie Mansion. Who said that Han Li was a rough man?
Xie Xuan thought about the words in his heart for a moment, and then slowly followed Han Li's words: "Han Dada said that it is rough and not rough. Even though this lamb leg is fat, it is the most delicious only when the seasoning is just right. Although fine salt is a good thing to enhance the taste, if a large handful of fine salt is thrown in, no matter how good the lamb leg is, it cannot be eaten. What is too much, too much."
Han Li brought the lamb leg to his mouth, and when his mouth moved, he teared off a large piece of fat and thin lamb. While chewing the mutton in his mouth, he changed the topic: "Did Mr. Xie see the white tiger skin under my butt? This was the spring three years ago. He came down to report and said that a rare white tiger was found on Niutou Mountain. Mr. Xie should know that poor bandits like us who went up the mountain have never seen something as rare as white tigers. That night I sent more than a hundred people to catch the white tiger."
Han Li paused, then put down the leg of the lamb in his hand and continued, "But I have said before, the White Tiger is a rare thing in this world. It can survive so big, so naturally it has been rushed through the hunting of humans again and again. If only one hundred people really meet it and play face to face with it, we have swords and guns in our hands, and seven or eight people can take it down. But this White Tiger is really too cunning and smart. Except for being exposed on this mountain, he never showed up again. Master Xie might as well guess how I peeled off the white tiger's skin in the end?"
Although seven or eight effective methods appeared in his heart in an instant, Xie Xuan still shook his head with a smile: "Xie was stupid, and he really couldn't think of a solution in an instant. I hope Chief Han will make it clear."
Han Li shook his head and glanced at Xie Xuan, but did not expose Xie Xuan's hidden weakness. Instead, he said calmly: "I used the easiest way to buy more than ten tigers from Nanshan and throw them on this Niutou Mountain. One mountain never allows two tigers, let alone more than ten tigers? Within half a month, those tigers were seriously injured. Because of their strange appearance, the white tiger was naturally the first target for all tiger attacks. It was only twenty days before this tiger was caught by one of my subordinates. A white tiger that could not be caught by more than a hundred people was easily dealt with by more than a dozen similar people."
"The strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolves is indeed a strategy we have used since ancient times. However, who is a tiger and who is a wolf depends on your own handling." Xie Xuan nodded slightly, and his face became a little serious. "The two small stories told by Master Han to Xie are very intriguing. As for Master Han to tell Xie, Xie can understand it from it. Now here, Master Xie also wants to say something to Master Han."
Xie Xuan paused, leaned forward slightly, and said slowly: "Xie came with the sincerity of the Xie family. As long as Han Dazhuo talks about these things, Xie believes that he will not disappoint Han Dazhuo."
Han Li finally put down the legs of lamb in his hand, and his subordinates immediately sent him a copper basin for his hands to cleanse. While washing his hands, he slowly said, "Mr. Xie, there are two thousand people on our Niutou Mountain. At the beginning, we went up the mountain just to escape. If we could live, who would want to go up the mountain to be a worried bandit? The word "living" sounds light, but it is really not easy to do it. Of course, I am not complaining to Mr. Xie. There are more than 900 green bandits on Niutou Mountain now, and with family members, wives and children, we can reach a number of two thousand. Among these two thousand people, not everyone was forced to go up Niutou Mountain. There must be some people with a considerable number of people who did evil and went up the mountain."
After washing his hands, Han Li gently wiped his big hands with a hand towel. The other two servants came up and bowed and tidily packed up most of the remaining lamb legs on the table. Since Liu Boren came to the cave, he sat down on the seat opposite Xie Xuan. However, after sitting down, he had never spoken up to give Han Li an idea. This can be seen from the side that although Han Li seemed vulgar, his wisdom in his heart may not be lower than Liu Boren.
After throwing the towel into his subordinate's arms casually, Han Li picked up a slender wooden sign and picked his teeth in front of Xie Xuanzhi regardless of the image. At the same time, he said a little vaguely: "Young Master Xie is so happy. Since you have said that, I won't hide it anymore. Master, tell me."
Liu Boren, who is known as the master, nodded slightly and smiled, and then said to Xie Xuanmengs in an orderly manner: "Mr. Xie should have received the news. Seven days ago, Xun Kun, the 'Huanyuan Palm' on Niutou Mountain, had already taken more than 20 good men to explore the way in Luoyun City. Xun Kun is the right-hand man of Han Dajia. He sent Xun Kun out at the first stop. Master Xie should be able to understand our sincerity."
Xie Xuan nodded slightly: "Xie, of course, has heard of the reputation of Xun Daxia, but... I wonder if Brother Bo Ren has heard the latest news. The people of the Ma family have found Xun Daxia's location. The Tian family mansion where Xun Daxia is located has just started a melee before I went up the mountain. It is said that the number of people died...a lot of people."
A cold light flashed in Han Li's eyes: "Ma family, this Ma family is again!"
Liu Boren was still calm and shook his head and smiled slightly, "The Ma family in Xicheng... is majestic. No one has ever heard of the name of the Ma family? My Niutou Mountain and the Ma family have really not dealt with each other for the past three or four years. I can't enter Luoyun City, and the Ma family's goods dare not leave Niutou Mountain. Xun Kun entered the city and was besieged by the Ma family. This matter... As expected, Mr. Xie, don't worry, Xun Kun would not be surrounded by the Ma family so easily."
Xie Xuan calmed down and leaned back on the back of the seat, and said lightly: "Xie is not that he does not believe in Xun's strength. Saying so much is just curiosity. Our Xie Mansion has established a preliminary cooperative relationship with Niutou Mountain. Why... When Xun's Xia entered the city, he did not look for our Xie Mansion first, but went to the ignorant bullshit Tian family?"
Han Li frowned, and his eyes were already filled with hostility, and his voice became slightly cold: "Mr. Xie... are you blaming me Niutou Mountain?"
Xie Xuan shook his head calmly when Han Li looked at him: "Of course not. Xie just expressed his inner doubts, and this is just to make us better cooperate in the future."
Before Han Li frowned and wanted to speak again, his words were intercepted by Liu Boren. The latter shook his head and said softly: "Mr. Xie has been worried too much. Just now, Mr. Xie also said that Niutou Mountain and Xie Mansion are in a cooperative relationship, not affiliation. If we enter the city, there is no need to report to Xie Mansion in advance. After all, we... will have a long time to cooperate in the future. Master Xie, what do you think?"
The cave became extremely solemn in an instant. Liu Boren's words seemed to be understatement, but the meaning contained in it was extremely profound.
Behind this question means whether the Xie family and Niutoushan will have subordinate status or cooperative relationship in the future cooperative relationship.
The silence did not last long.
Xie Xuan nodded and smiled: "Brother Bo... is worthy of being Zhuge in the world. Xie thinks that Brother Bo's words... make sense."
In an instant, the atmosphere in the cave immediately relaxed.
Chapter completed!