At noon the next day, before the ship arrived at Jingling, another large city, Hannan, was full of ships near the dock. However, there were only ships turning back, but no ships sailing in the direction of Jingling.
The boatman went to inquire about the news, but everyone was divided.
Some people had bandits sealing off rivers and robbing boats, some even said that Lingcheng was destroyed by Jianghuai troops, and some even said that there were water ghosts digging boats in the rivers. In short, people were so terrified that no one dared to move forward.
Of course, this boatman would not be an exception. No matter how much inducements Xu Yang and others tried, they would never take the risk.
Finally the boatman said: How about I sell this boat to you and let you go to Jingling on your own?
Xu Yang and others looked at each other in confusion because no one knew how to operate a boat.
At this time, Kou Zhong stepped forward and patted his chest to express that everything was taken care of by him.
The transaction was completed with a heavy sum of money.
After the boatman and others left happily with their gold, Kou Zhong said: "We have left all our luggage and supplies in Xiangyang. Now that we have arrived in Hannan, it would be better to go to the city to buy everything. It would be best to buy a dozen strong bows and a thousand powerful arrows. If there is any trouble, there will be no trouble." He was in a situation of being beaten.
He also said: There are also things such as fire oil, oil cloth, etc. When it comes to water warfare, I am most effective in attacking with fire, so I must be prepared.
Shang Xiuxun, who was dressed in men's clothing, said doubtfully: Are you really good at it?
Kou Zhong said proudly: Haven't you heard of my mighty record of defeating the Haisha Gang? How can I defeat the Haisha Gang if I don't have a pound of water in water battles?
Liang Zhi humbly asked: What else should I buy?
When Kou Zhong saw Xu Ziling snickering at the side, what was so funny about him? Then he ordered everyone one by one what they had to buy.
Chen Yan, Luo Fang and others all listened attentively and then left in a hurry and went into the city to go shopping as ordered.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, Kou Zhong suggested that he go to a restaurant next to the pier to have a meal first.
Liang Zhi shook his head and said: Nowadays, times are not good and this ship is not easy to come by. You go! I am responsible for guarding this ship.
Shang Peng and Shang He also refused to go ashore.
When Shang Xiuxun saw Kou Zhong's expectant eyes, his heart softened and he said: Okay!
Xu Ziling wanted to go back to his room to rest, but Kou Zhong pulled him away.
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Shang Xiuxun immediately frowned when he stepped into the restaurant.
It turned out that it was crowded with people from all walks of life, and more than thirty tables were filled.
Shang Xiuxun turned around and left.
Kou Zhong tugged on her sleeve and said: "Master, don't worry, your subordinates will make proper arrangements."
Shang Xiuxun shook off his hand and said: "It's impossible for me and these people to sit at the same table. If I want to squeeze you, squeeze as much as you can!"
Kou Zhong said with a smile: You can rest assured about me. We know the temperament of the owner of the venue. Give me a few taels of silver first! I will immediately change my seat and come out to show you.
Shang Xiuxun said angrily: Don’t you have any money yourself?
Kou Zhong said with a playful smile: He is one of a kind, but how can he compare with the richness of the owner?
Shang Xiuxun endured the pain, grabbed three taels of silver, took it out and put it on his open palm.
Kou Zhong took the money and left proudly.
Shang Xiuxun moved to Xu Ziling's side and said softly: I haven't had the chance to thank you yet!
Xu Ziling knew that she was referring to fighting side by side that night and smiled and said: That is an unforgettable memory. I should thank you.
Shang Xiuxun chuckled and said: You and Kou Zhong are completely different types of people. I don't understand how you could get together. He always exaggerates things into big things, but you like to turn big things into trivial things.
Xu Ziling said: Normally, he will be virtuous like you, but when it comes to real big things, he will never mess around. Maybe everyone has his other side!
Shang Xiuxun suddenly blushed and whispered: I suddenly feel very happy. Do you want to know the reason?
Xu Ziling felt a strange feeling in his heart and asked in surprise: What on earth is the owner so happy about?
Shang Xiuxun shrugged coquettishly and said: There is no reason at all. This is the first time since I became the owner that I am not happy about something particularly happy. This has never happened before. I didn't expect that today I can relive the feeling of my childhood.
Xu Ziling said: The owner's words are really thought-provoking! He succeeded!
The clerk who was bribed with a huge reward specially opened a table for them by the window so that no one would come to sit on it and they could enjoy the view of the Hanshui Pier.
After the food was served, the waiter bowed and went away.
Shang Xiuxun said with satisfaction: You do have some skills, but three taels of silver to buy an empty table is too expensive.
Kou Zhong smiled and said: It's just one tael of silver.
Shang Xiuxun said in astonishment: What about the other two taels of silver?
Kou Zhong replied without thinking: Let's wait for a while to settle the bill! You are now pretending to be a noble gentleman with a delicate body, a rich body and a white beard. The rough work of paying the bills should be done by our followers. Look! There's another one.
He's staring at you with salivation.
Shang Xiuxun's whole pretty face burned up and he said fiercely: "You really can't grow ivory from a dog's mouth, can you be serious and polite?"
Xu Ziling laughed and said: The owner of the venue has fallen into a trap. He deliberately said these words to distract you so that you will not force him to vomit out the money that he has enriched himself. Why do the drinks and dishes that he just ordered need so much money?
Shang Xiuxun said happily: That's great! Ling is helping me!
Turning to Kou Zhong, he spread out his big palms and said coquettishly: "Take it back!"
Kou Zhong took her delicate jade palm and lowered his head to study it: Holding the three peaks will bring fame and wealth!
Shang Xiuxun shrank his hands and said angrily: How could you be so rude?
Kou Zhong shouted: "It's not fair! Just now the owner of the field asked Ling to hold hands and have a heart-to-heart talk. Now, can't we even look at the palms?"
Shang Xiuxun said in embarrassment: "Is there such a thing?" Looking around the corner of his eyes, he saw Xu Ziling laughing dumbly, then he woke up and stamped his feet: "Don't think I will fall into your trap again. Quickly spit out the embezzled silver."
After saying this, she covered her mouth and kept laughing, causing more people to look at her, a handsome and unruly young man.
Kou Zhonghu's eyes flashed coldly and he scanned the whole place, which frightened those people and quickly turned their gaze away.
Shang Xiuxun laughed so hard that he gasped and said: If you, Uncle Kou, are in urgent need of twenty ingots of silver and eight ingots of gold, I will never be stingy. Why would you steal and deceive to get a mere two taels of silver?
Kou Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, stretched himself and said with a smile: The men who spread their palms to ask for money are the least promising, and the ones who work hard to earn back are the most talented.
Xu Ziling's heart moved when he heard this.
These two sentences can best sum up Kou Zhong's mood of striving for world supremacy. He could easily get it, and he didn't despise it. The more difficult and challenging the task, the more enthusiastic he was. Otherwise, he would have accepted Du Fuwei's irresistible offer back then.
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Shang Xiuxun was obviously in a good mood and no longer argued with Kou Zhong. At this time, the waiter brought the food and the two of them bent over the desk to eat. She looked out the window and looked at the boats returning from the Han River and said: "Who can tell me what happened to Jingling?"
Woolen cloth?
Kou Zhong's mouth was full of food but he still said vaguely: A piece of gold!
Shang Xiuxun lost his voice and said: What? I haven't calculated the two taels of silver with you just now, and now I want to be a worthless money beggar?
Kou Zhong said solemnly: There must be brave men under heavy rewards. If you want information, others will ask for gold. How fair!
Seeing his strange appearance, Shang Xiuxun couldn't help but give him a look. He took out a piece of gold and said evilly: You can easily buy an empty platform with one tael of silver and buy a piece of gold with a piece of gold. I don't know the ghost news yet.
Are people who want to make gold talking nonsense?
Kou Zhong swallowed the food and sighed happily: "Money is for spending. Silver that is not spent is just waste. This is a barter society. If you use it properly, it will not only make you enjoy everything comfortably, but also make life more colorful."
Picking can also earn you fame, wealth, power and even the throne of the emperor.
Shang Xiuxun said with emotion: So you want to learn from others and strive to be the emperor, but now all you spend is my money! Xu Ziling, a bystander, saw clearly that Kou Zhong used all his skills to make Shang Xiuxun so happy that he greatly reduced the distance between them.
He strives to win this beauty's support for his plans in the future.
Kou Zhong suddenly stood up unexpectedly, held up the gold and shouted: "Who can tell me what happened to Jingling? This ingot of gold belongs to him."
His strong voice immediately suppressed all the noise that made it sound like a market.
Everyone's eyes turned to him. When they saw the yellow gold he was holding in the air, 70% of the people shouted that they knew and stood up to make a fuss.
Zheng!
Kou Zhong pulled out the well Zhongyue and waved his sword lightly, soaring into the sky like lightning. The blade was deeply embedded in the beam.
When the part of the knife exposed outside the beam was still trembling, Kou Zhong shouted: I am the Kou Zhong who cut off the head of Ren Shaoming. If anyone dares to lie to me with nonsense or the news is known to everyone, I will
Kick his fucking balls.
After these few words, everyone immediately sat back and groaned. At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar suddenly stood up, not calmly.
Kou Zhong shouted: "You continue to eat. I don't like being watched by others!"
The guests were as silent as a cicada, and the voices of chatting and laughing at their own tables were also greatly reduced.
Kou Zhong pointed at the middle-aged Confucian scholar and said: Come here!
Then Da Ma Jin Dao sat down and said to Shang Xiuxun, who was trembling with laughter: Interesting! This is the power of gold combined with the knife.
Shang Xiuxun gave him a charming look and cursed in a low voice: You are a dead bully who smells like copper.
A strange feeling arose in my heart at the same time.
She had always been aloof at Pegasus Ranch and would not be teased or teased. She could not even find someone to express her inner feelings to. However, this guy in front of her always made her feel happy and embarrassed at the same time.
This is indeed a fresh and exciting feeling.
She couldn't help but glance at Xu Ziling, who had a thoughtful look on his face, which touched her heartstrings in another way.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar came to the stage, and the waiter hurriedly set up an extra chair for him to return to Master Kou, fearing that the waiters would not be considerate.
After the waiter left, Kou Zhong placed the gold in front of the Confucian scholar and said with a faint smile: "Let me first tell you what qualifications you have to earn this gold."
The Confucian scholar smiled and said, "I am doing this in vain. I am a person from Jingling. I used to serve as a clerk under Fang Daoyuan, the right pioneer of Duba Villa. I just came here by boat this morning. Is Mr. Kou still qualified?"
The three of them couldn't help but look at him again.
Xu Xingzhi is about thirty years old, his eyes are hidden, he is proficient in martial arts, and he has considerable skills. He has straight eyes and a straight nose, and has five long beards. In conjunction with his delicate features, he has a somewhat fairy-like air.
The temperament of bones.
Kou Zhong first said: There is no problem with your qualifications, please come on!
Xu Xingzhi looked up at Jing Zhongyue who was facing the beam and said: "When using troops, military conditions must come first. Can Mr. Kou add an extra ingot of gold?"
When Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other in astonishment, Shang Xiuxun took out another ingot of gold, placed it heavily on him on the front table and coldly snorted:
If yours is not worth two ingots of gold, I will cut off one of your ears.
Xu Xingzhi laughed out loud, took the two ingots of gold into his arms and said calmly: Don't worry, I will definitely earn these two ingots of gold.
Kou Zhongyou said impatiently: "Not so fast!"
Xu Xingzhi still had time to get ready and said slowly: Jingling is currently suffering from external and internal troubles. Externally, the Jianghuai Army has heavy troops outside the city to cut off water transportation; inside, there are beautiful witches who make brothers fight against each other and kill each other.
Kou Zhong and others immediately changed their expressions and felt that the two ingots of gold were worth the money.
Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: Is that witch named Huanhua?
This time it was Xu Xingzhi's turn to be surprised and said: This must be Mr. Xu! How do you know this girl Huan Huan?
Shang Xiuxun said: "After these things have been completed, you can give me a detailed report on Jingling. Don't miss anything."
The Way of Xu Xing: If my guess is correct, it must be Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch, who would care so much about Jingling and be so generous in taking action.
The three of them were moved again and felt that this Xu Xingzhi was by no means simple. Of course, Shang Xiuxun's bossy attitude also revealed that she was used to giving orders, but Xu Xingzhi was just too embarrassed to show it.
Kou Zhongdao: What happened to Jingling and why did you know that Huanhua is a witch? Because she looks like a fairy on the surface.
Xu Xingzhi smiled bitterly and said: Ever since she pretended to be asleep, I have reminded Mr. Fang that this girl's origin is strange and unreasonable, but Mr. Fang ignored my words and was only obsessed with her beauty.
Xu Ziling wondered: Did Fang Daoyuan not know that Huanwan belonged to the owner of Fang Village?
Xu Xingzhi sighed: This is exactly why I want to remind Mr. Fang. No one knows what happened between the demon girl and Mr. Fang, but Mr. Fang was killed by Fang Zetao in the end. Fortunately, I knew that a disaster was inevitable and could prepare in advance.
He fled Jingling alone in time. Now Fang Zetao has no generals available and his military morale is shaken. If I were a shopping mall owner, the best thing to do now is to return to the pasture immediately to reorganize the army and prepare for war, and at the same time contact all forces to resist the invasion of the Jianghuai Army. The three of them listened.
When you look at me, you can't imagine that Ling's situation is so bad.
The fortified city that was originally as stable as an iron barrel was turned into a mess and was in danger.
Kou Zhongdao: What about the situation on Du Fuwei's side?
Xu Xingzhi replied: Du Fuwei personally led an army of 70,000 to besiege Jingling heavily, but opened the southeast official road to shake the hearts of Jingling soldiers and civilians and shatter their determination to defend. It is only a matter of time before Jingling is defeated.
intervening matters.
Shang Xiuxun said coldly: The gold is yours.
When Xu Xing knew that she was being ordered to expel guests, he was about to get up and leave. Kou Zhong's tiger eyes shot out a sharp cold smile and said: What are Mr. Xu's plans for the future?
Xu Xingzhi smiled bitterly and said: I originally wanted to take refuge in Guangdong, but I am unwilling to do so and have not made a decision yet.
Kou Zhong probed: "With talents like Mr.'s, the various rebel armies are at the right time to employ people. Why don't you try your luck everywhere?"
Xu Xingzhi sighed: "In terms of momentum now, Li Mi is the most powerful; but in the long run, Li Clan is most advantageous because of the danger in Guanzhong. But I don't like Li Mi's rebellion and the consistency of the high family."
Official style, nothing else.
Shang Xiuxun was surprised and said: Li Yuan's second son, Li Shimin, is a talented man and prefers to make friends with heroes all over the world.
The false way: If the Li family can be unified by Li Shimin, it is expected. The problem is that Li Yuan is cowardly and foolish, so he gave up Li Shimin and established his eldest son Jiancheng as the crown prince. Although Li Jiancheng is an expert in martial arts, he is willful, suspicious and jealous. It seems that I should find a place to be quiet.
Just be a bystander and watch the excitement!
Kou Zhong's eyes brightened even more and he laughed loudly and said: "If you don't create a career vigorously in this life, sir, you will be doing something wrong. If it were the case, it would be better for me and Qu Zhi to create a new business from scratch."
Magri corpse is better than living in depression month after month.
Xu Xingzhi said in astonishment: It turns out that Mr. Kou has great ambitions, but what else can he do when the general trend of the world is established?
Kou Zhong smiled and said: The wonderful thing will be discussed later. If I, Kou Zhong, are not destined to die in Jingling, I will meet my late master again in Luoyang.
Xu Xing's color changed and he said: Do you still want to go to Jingling?
Shang Xiuxun said seriously: "Isn't it what we did to retreat in fear of difficulties?"
Xu Xingzhi pondered for a while and looked at Kou Zhong carefully for a while and then said decisively: Just because of the courage of the two uncles Kou and Xu to assassinate Ren Shaoming, I will wait for you two in Luoyang for three months.
After making an appointment to meet each other, I happily said goodbye.
After retrieving Jing Zhongyue from Liang Shang, Kou Zhong and others hurried back to the ship and after everyone had returned one after another, they immediately set sail and sailed away to see Jingling.