Volume 4 Chapter 1 Ambition is higher than the sky
When Xu Ziling woke up, it was barely dawn, and he saw that Kou Zhong had gotten up earlier than him for the first time in his history, and was standing by the cabin window, looking blankly outside.
This is the accommodation arranged by Li Xiaozi for them. The neighbor is the beautiful Li Xiuning of the Li family, Li Xiaozi's charming sister.
When Xu Ziling moved next to Kou Zhong, Kou Zhong sighed and said, "Xiao Ling! I have a sweetheart!"
Xu Ziling lost his voice and said: "What?"
Kou Zhong whispered: "Don't you think Li Xiaozi's girl is very beautiful? She is generous and gentle, with beautiful and charming eyes, slender breasts and two legs, oh! She can attract all men.
Death. Her face is rosy and must be the cutest face in the world. Her skin is as smooth as satin and rosy white. Oh my god! If I could sleep with her naked body in my arms every night, I wouldn’t want to
Will you think about it again, because is there anything more pleasant than this in the world? Her voice and expression are so intoxicating, and she occasionally gives you a sweet smile and a look at your mother, Xiaoling
Ah! I almost love it to death."
Xu Ziling grabbed his shoulder, laughed so hard that he gasped and said, "Is this called sex? You bastard is just jealous."
Then he asked curiously: "Don't you always say that the more wives the better? Why is it that she is the only one on this trip?"
Kou Zhong said distressedly: "Don't dig into my old scores, okay? When I said that, it was just because I didn't have half of a partner, so I used this rhetoric to comfort myself. Now that I have her, I naturally have to concentrate on it. Understand.
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Xu Ziling hugged his generous shoulders instead and said in shock: "It seems you are serious."
Kou Zhong said angrily: "Of course I am serious. Now Li Xiaozi rushes to Taiyuan to force him to rebel. With Li Clan's prestige, Taiyuan as a base, and well-equipped soldiers, he has a great chance to become emperor. We all want it anyway.
If you don't want to vote for the rebels, you should vote for Li Xiaozi. Li Xiaozi should think that we have done great service for him, and the official position given to us should not be too low, right?"
Xu Ziling was stunned for a long time, and then whispered: "Aren't you still disheartened by the damn rebels? Why don't we concentrate on smuggling salt to make some troubled wealth, and then help people when we have money, wouldn't it be better than fighting for people's lives?"
die?"
Kou Zhong said with a smile: "One moment, another moment. Hey, look at Li Xiaozi's righteous appearance, how can he be more decent than Du Fuwei, Li Mi and those half-human, half-ghost guys?"
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "Stop saying these things. In the final analysis, you just want to get close to Li Xiuning. Don't blame me for pouring ice water on your enthusiasm. Although this lady from your noble family seems to be polite to us on the surface, I always feel that she has a certain temper."
Reject us from thousands of miles away. A daughter from a wealthy family like her will never look down on us two small-town hooligans."
This time it was Kou Zhong's turn to put his arms around his shoulders and said with a smile: "It's the first time we see you and we are still strangers. How can we accept you within our limits? Nothing is impossible in this world. To my wife,
You need to use a pastry machine and water grinder.
Later, Mr. Li will definitely invite us two useful guys to join his camp, remember, I will take care of everything."
Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Then who will save Sister Su Su?"
Kou Zhong obviously had not thought of this and was stunned and speechless.
Xu Ziling sighed: "Just go and pursue Miss Xiuning of your dreams! Just leave Sister Susu to me."
But I never want to join any camp, but the ledger must be brought back to me so that I can avenge my mother."
When Kou Zhong was stunned, there was a knock on the door.
The two of them followed the maid to the upper cabin. Li Shimin opened a banquet to entertain them. They were accompanied by a handsome young man and a tall, thin and handsome Confucian scholar in his forties.
Li Shimin stood up to welcome him and said, "Brother Kou, please sit down, brother Xu. We are all one of our own."
The two people also stood up and saluted politely, which made them quite flattered.
Li Shimin first introduced the middle-aged Confucian scholar and said: "This is Mr. Pei Ji. He is known as a hero in the world with his "Forgetting Fan". He is the deputy eunuch of Jinyang Palace and my father's chess partner." Pei Ji looked at them indifferently and said modestly:
"Nephew Shimin is overrated. How can he show off his lame-duck skills to meet people, let alone become a hero in the world?"
Then he smiled at the young man Yingting and said, "In terms of kung fu, we have to leave it to nephew Chai Shao to show off his prestige." Chai Shao quickly gave in.
Kou Xu saw that Chai Shaohua was elegant in swordsmanship, swordsmanship, and clothes. Compared with Li Shimin, he was only inferior in spirit and demeanor and some indescribable general style, but he already felt good about him and was busy chatting politely with him.
But Chai Shao always had a bit of arrogance in his attitude toward them, which was not as affectionate as Li Xiaozi's.
Pei Ji only regarded them as two young people who happened to have made great achievements. After sitting down, he only talked to Li Chai and ignored them.
The two of them were used to looking at each other with blank stares, so they didn't care and concentrated on the delicacies on the table.
In Li Shimin's heart, Pei Ji and Chai Shao were obviously more important than Kou Xu. However, he still did not forget to treat guests with hospitality. He personally took two fried cakes to the two of them and said with a smile: "These are steamed Hu cakes.
There is a stuffing made of mutton and green onions in the middle, cooked with black bean sauce, sesame seeds and salt. It is very delicious."
This was the first time that the two of them had tasted the Hu pancake, which is popular in the north, and they both enjoyed it with gusto.
At this time Chai Shao said: "Uncle Shi has no choice but to raise troops on this trip. If he does, he will have to capture Guanzhong first. He is afraid that Qu Tutong and Song Laosheng will guard Huoyi's two elite troops. It seems that Uncle Shi is not without scruples."
Pei Ji said: "Qu Tutong and Song Laosheng are certainly worthy of concern. But what I am worried about is the Turks, whose power is growing day by day. The Cambodians from Khitan and Shiwei to the west to Tuyuhun, Gaochang and other countries are all attached to them. And all the
Those who raised troops in the north, such as Liu Wuzhou, Guo Zihe, Liang Shi and others, all relied on the Turks to stand on their own. When we march into Guanzhong, our biggest fear is to be attacked from behind by the Turks and Liu Wuzhou and others."
Li Shimin said confidently: "It doesn't matter. If you don't have enough strength, you can use deception. The only thing I'm worried about now is that my father is still hesitant and I'm afraid he will miss the opportunity."
Pei Ji patted his chest and promised: This matter will be taken care of by me, Pei Ji. As long as Wen Jing and I talk more, and the situation is indeed critical, does your father still have any choice?"
Li Shimin nodded happily, turned to Kou and Xu and said: "This trip is all down to you two. If the account books were not stolen, it would still be difficult to create this situation. The best thing is that the Hunjun happened to arrive in Jiangdu to deal with Du Fuwei. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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The two looked at each other and realized that the emperor had gone to his hometown of Yangzhou, Jiangdu.
At this time, there was a sound of ringing, and the two of them looked away and just caught the beautiful figure of Li Xiuning. They were both stunned for a moment.
I saw that she was wearing a beard hat, round in shape like a bowl, with silk net hanging around it, and the hat was decorated with pearls and jade. It was a unique style, gorgeous and full of vague and mysterious beauty.
The clothes she wore were completely different from the wide-sleeved clothes in the Central Plains and the South. They had large lapels and narrow sleeves. They were similar to the clothes of the Hu women they saw in Pengcheng, but the quality was better.
This kind of clothes not only highlights women's exquisite curves, but also makes movement much more convenient.
The first one to stand up was Chai Shao. This boy's eyes were shining, and he said happily with as much enthusiasm as fire: "Mei Ning is finally here. Brother Yu is so tired of waiting that his heart is almost burning into charcoal."
Li Xiuning smiled sweetly at Chai Shao as if he couldn't see anyone else, moved her delicate body next to Chai Shao, let him hold his shoulders lightly, and waited for them to take their seats. Then she greeted Brother Nai and Pei Ji, and finally it was Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's turn.
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Kou Zhongru was struck by thunder and looked at Chai Shao and Li Xiuning who were looking friendly in shock, his face turned ashen.
Although Xu Ziling felt sorry for him, there was nothing he could do.
Li Shimin saw that Kou Zhong looked wrong, so he came over and whispered: "Brother Kou, is he feeling unwell?"
Li Xiuning smiled slightly and said, "I must have caught a cold after soaking in the lake water last night."
Then he explained to Chai Shao: "When Xiu Ning saw them last night, she thought there were two little water ghosts crawling out of the lake to harm people."
Seeing the flirtatious look between her and Chai Shao, their flirtatious quarrels, and then looking at her loving face towards Chai Shao in the silk screen, Xu Ziling's heart sank with sadness for Kou Zhong. Suddenly, Li Xiuning only thought that they were her second wife.
My brother was just running errands, and Pei Chai obviously had the same view.
Kou Zhong lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Nothing? It's just that besides being a water ghost, I'm also a hungry ghost and I'm too full."
Li Xiuning was smart enough to hear the displeasure in his tone and said apologetically: "I was just making an analogy. Brother Kou, please don't take it personally."
Saying this makes people think that Kou Zhong is narrow-minded, and both Pei Ji and Chai Shao show disdain.
In his heart, Li Shimin was very grateful to Kou and Xu. He was the only one who deeply felt their superb talents and was able to come up with such a clever plan. In order to dilute the atmosphere, he smiled and said: "Kou
Are you kidding me? Hey! Who was the one who came to the Dongming to seize the account books last night?"
Chai Shao wanted to show off his strength in front of the beautiful woman, so he snorted coldly: "It seems that he shouldn't be a powerful person, otherwise Brother Kou and Brother Xu would have taken advantage of her."
As soon as these words came out, both Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling became uneasy, because they were not considered to be very important people.
Li Xiuning's thinking was obviously much more thoughtful than Chai Shao's. Dai Mei frowned and said, "That person is brave enough to steal things single-handedly from the Dongming, where there are so many masters. How can he be considered a bit weak?"
Chai Shao smiled and said, "Did he dare to attack when Mrs. Dongming and the princess left the ship to meet us?"
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Shimin and said ambiguously: "If Sister Wanjing hadn't been eager to see her second brother and stayed on the ship, she wouldn't have allowed the thief to succeed in the sneak attack and even hurt Mr. Shang!"
An apologetic look flashed across Li Shimin's eyes, and he reproached: "Xiu Ning, please don't forget that I have a family, but the other way around is that if that person hadn't hurt Shang Gong, we would never have gotten this crucial wife."
A letter I asked for."
Pei Ji said in a deep voice: "Nephew Shaoxian, please don't underestimate this person, just because he can beat Shang Gong completely unable to resist. It can be seen that although the account books were taken away from the two little brothers later, I think he just underestimated the enemy!"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "This person should be from the Yuwen Clan. In terms of water properties, Yuwen Chengdu ranks first among the Yuwen Clan, but it is unlikely that he came in person, otherwise it would be difficult for Brother Kou and Brother Xu to unlock the acupoints."
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt uncomfortable when they saw that Li Shimin and others did not think highly of their skills.
At this time, Kou Zhong winked at Xu Ziling.
Xu Ziling was in the same mind as him and knew what he meant. He nodded slightly and said seriously: "Our brothers hope to get back the account books so that we can do something big."
Li Shimin and others were shocked.
Pei Jiyi said in an old way: "This account is related to all aspects of the weapons trade with the Dongming Sect. It is more suitable to leave it in our hands."
Li Xiuning Haoran had a good impression of the two of them and advised: "If anyone knows that the account books are in your hands, the Dongming Sect will never let you go."
Chai Shao looked impatient.
Xu Ziling felt calm and said confidently: "This is a matter between us two brothers. What do you think of Brother Li?"
Li Shimin frowned and said: "The two of us and I hit it off at first sight. If you two have nowhere to go, you can work together with me, Li Shimin, to try it out. In the future, my Li family will be successful, and you two can enjoy all the wealth."
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Kou Zhong said stiffly: "I accept Brother Li's kindness. Since we have other important things to do, we just hope that Brother Li can return the account books to us and then casually send us to a nearby shore."
Chai Shao said displeased: "How can this..."
Li Shimin raised his hand to stop him from talking. After looking at the two of them carefully for a while, he sighed: "If I say no, I am not a friend and loyal enough. Just do what you two said. But don't forget that you will be together in the future."
When you change your mind, you can come back to me, Li Shimin, at any time."
The giant Gongze stretched out infinitely in front of their eyes, and the smoke on the lake was misty, changing with the wind. Kou Zhong looked at the Li family's giant boat submerged in the fog, his eyes were blank, and he was strangely silent.
Xu Ziling stood with him on the west bank of the lake. For a moment, he couldn't find anything to say. After a while, he tried to say:
"Young Master Zhong! Don't you have anything?"
Kou Zhong said calmly: "Can I have anything?"
Listening to his tone, Xu Ziling knew that he was not relieved yet, so he had to comfort him: "What's the trouble for a man without a wife? What's more, Mr. Zhong, you just lost the right and wrong on this trip, just to let that Chai boy get there first!"
A complicated expression flashed across Kou Zhong's eyes, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "I would rather she hate me!"
Xu Ziling lost his voice and said: "What?"
Koo Zhong turned around like a whirlwind, clenched his fists and shouted: "Just as Princess Dongming hates you, she hates me, so at least I can still occupy a place in her heart. But now it seems that she doesn't care about my leaving.
Basically, we are just two minions who work hard for her, Li Clan, and we are not even qualified to make her unhappy."
Seeing what he said, Xu Ziling's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth. He couldn't help but think of Princess Shan Wanjing of Dongming, and said dejectedly: "How much better can I be than you? Don't you hear that the unruly princess only looks at people of Li Xiaozi's status?"
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Kou Zhong was stunned for a while, turned around, looked at the gradually dissipating autumn fog, and suddenly laughed.
Xu Ziling asked in confusion: "Is it funny?"
Kou Zhong squatted down with his belly full and gasped: "I figured it out, so I think it's funny."
Xu Ziling squatted down like him and said happily: "Speak out and listen."
Kou Zhong raised his head and stared at him for a long time before saying: "In terms of talent and appearance, I don't believe we are much worse than Li Xiaozi or Chai Xiaozi. Why don't they regard us as Dongyou? Because we lack achievements.
In the arena or in society, people who have no achievements will not be taken seriously."
Xu Ziling frowned and said, "But if you are just striving for fame, fortune and status for others, isn't that just waiting for others to lead you by the nose?"
Kou Zhong said: "In the final analysis, it is still for yourself. Being respected by others is just the consequence. If a man is established in the world, it would be a pity if he cannot achieve something and let his precious life slip away in vain."
Xu Ziling chuckled and said, "What are your plans for this trip? Are you going to be a salt merchant?"
Kou Zhong shook his head and said, "I want to be the emperor!"
Xu Ziling was shocked and said: "What?"
Kou Zhong stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "I, Kou Zhong, want to dominate the world and establish immortal achievements."
Xu Ziling jumped up and reached out to touch his forehead.
Kou Zhong waved away his hands angrily, grabbed his shoulders instead, and said with gleaming eyes: "Aspirations must be lofty. When you fail to achieve them, it's still a bit unreasonable to discount them. Today is no longer the same as in the past. In terms of talent,
We are no worse than anyone else. In terms of martial arts, what we owe is experience. Now let’s go to Rongyang to find Sister Su Su. It would be better if we can find Brother Li. We are two brothers in one generation. Can you help me?"
Xu Ziling's scalp was numb, but he couldn't find the words to say no in this situation, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Kou Zhong cheered, turned over and did a big somersault, and landed on a big rock about ten feet away. He laughed and said, "Come on! Let's compare our foot strength first, and then practice our boxing and kicking skills. Anyway, we don't even have a meat cleaver."