The next morning, Li Mu was attending class in the academy, and the news of Song Xian's murder was already spreading in Jiangning.
It is said that a vegetable farmer who went into the city early in the morning to sell vegetables found Song Xian's body hanging outside the city wall while waiting for the city gate to open. At the same time, more than a dozen notices appeared inside and outside the city, announcing that Song Xian had been killed.
The reason is clearly stated.
Only then did everyone understand that Song Xian's official promotion was originally based on flattering the Liao people, killing good people and taking credit, and now they are here to take revenge.
Since these dozen notices were posted everywhere inside and outside the city, when the government got the news, it had already spread. Everyone applauded Song Xian's murder, and even if the government wanted to block the news, it was already too late.
After all, it was a court official who was killed, and it was so blatant that even the hyphen was left. Even though many people didn't like Song Xian, the proper procedures were still in place.
When Li Mu came out of the academy, he clearly felt that there were more soldiers and government officials on the street, and many people were subject to interrogation.
However, Li Mu looked at the perfunctory look of the soldiers and government servants, so he probably didn't take it too seriously. After all, the real culprit was Lu Hongti, the head of Qingmuzhai in Luliang Mountain. They had already reported the name of the brand, so what else was there to check?
The important thing is who can catch the murderer. The Liao people in Luliang Mountain will have a headache when they see it, let alone the local officials of the Wu Dynasty.
Just do it for a show, report the matter to the higher authorities, and let the people above you have a headache.
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After wielding Song Xian, Lu Hongti's mood became much brighter. He stayed in the small courtyard for the next few days, learning martial arts from Li Mu and the formation of the Five Elements Flag.
In order to improve the combat effectiveness of Lu Hongti's subordinates, Li Mu taught her several relatively simple martial arts, such as Mang Niu Jin, Eight Blood Fighting Styles, and Ten Directions Steps. They are all simple and direct martial arts that have no qualification requirements and are easy to get started with.
After practicing for a few months, you will be able to develop a certain level of combat effectiveness.
Regarding the future development of Luliang Mountain, Li Mu also gave some plans and put forward many opinions.
For example, Luliang Mountain's only external source of income is the robbery of caravans, which is simply a waste of money.
Nowadays, there are very few caravans who dare to go near Luliang Mountain. It is not a last resort. The detour is too far and no caravans will go here anymore. Even if there are caravans passing by, they will hire a large number of guards. Luliang Mountain wants to intercept these
Caravans sometimes suffer heavy casualties.
Li Mu suggested not only not to rob caravans in the future, but also to provide protection for caravans passing nearby. Qingmuzhai only needs to collect tolls.
With security guarantees, people will not take long detours, more businesses will pass by, and the toll collected will be more than the money earned by robbery. It can also avoid casualties on both sides, forge blood feuds, and cause anger and resentment.
We even went a step further and built several footholds on the commercial roads of Luliang Mountain, including inns, restaurants, gambling houses, and various entertainment venues.
There is no official tax collection in Luliang Mountain, and it is in a strategic area. As long as the safety is guaranteed and there are many pedestrians and caravans passing by, it can be easily developed.
When these industries are opened, they may earn more than tolls.
With the increased flow of caravans, all kinds of supplies and food naturally came, and more people made a living.
In fact, even if Luliang Mountain is in short supply of weapons and horses, well-connected merchants will dare to sell them as long as they are given enough money.
Lu Hongti listened with great concentration to what Li Mu said. Many of them took a small notebook and carefully wrote it down, and asked Li Mu carefully how to operate.
Just like this, another seven or eight days passed before Lu Hongti said goodbye and couldn't help but go back to renovate Qingmuzhai.
At noon that day, Li Mu taught her the Returning Wind and Willow Movement technique again and warned her: "Okay, let's stop here! You have learned this movement technique. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."
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Lu Hongti picked up the dagger and the small package, seemingly a little reluctant to part with it, but her character was too weak to say anything soft. After a while, she cupped her fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ning. We will see you later."
Li Mu smiled and said, "See you later."
Seeing Lu Hongti's retreating figure, Li Mu withdrew his gaze and said, "There is still a long way to go!"
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Another period of time passed, and it was already early spring. With Li Mu's financial support, Zhuji's development was extremely rapid during this period. All thirty dining trucks had been completed and pushed onto the streets, becoming a beautiful building in Jiangning.
's landscape.
After all, Jiangning is a big city with more than 300,000 people. It gathers the best of the province and has a good spending power. Through feedback from the dining trucks, visits and surveys, and discussions with Li Mu, Nie Yunzhu decided to order fifty more dining trucks to strive for Jiangning.
Achieve full coverage.
However, with 80 dining carts, the business of pushing dining carts and selling snacks will probably stop here in the future. There will not be much room for expansion in Jiangning.
Next, if you want to expand your business, you need to expand into other aspects.
Li Mu has plans for these, but the establishment of Zhuji is still too short. Although Nie Yunzhu is very motivated, he is currently a member of the Caotai class and does not have time to discover and cultivate corresponding talents. Recruiting from outside, the current temple of Zhuji is too small.
Not very attractive.
We can only develop and train Zhuji's team at the same time.
As for other aspects, Li Mu lived quite comfortably.
Since consummating their marriage with Su Tan'er, the relationship between the two has taken a further step and become truly intimate.
Su Tan'er felt at ease and relaxed. Although the two of them got along well in the past, Su Tan'er always felt that she, a young lady who ran away from marriage on the wedding day, was a bit deviant and was afraid that her husband would have a grudge against her.
As a result, I always want to work hard to maintain the appearance of my family; at the dinner table, I also have to actively look for topics and weigh what the other person is interested in, and those words can easily cause the other person's displeasure.
Nowadays, the two of them have taken a step further and interact with each other every day. Naturally, they don't care about these minutiae, and they get along quite easily and happily.
After breakfast together every day, Su Tan'er took a carriage to the business store, while Li Mu went shopping or went to the academy.
Xiaochan sometimes felt distressed. She would follow her uncle as a maid when he went to the street. If his uncle went to the academy, she would not know whether she should follow him. After all, it was a place where he studied.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the uncle probably asked her and Juan'er Xing'er to serve the young lady, and Xiaochan was happy with it. She didn't want to be separated from the two little sisters every day.
Every day when she returned home, Su Tan'er would always stay by his side and share some interesting things she had encountered. At this time, she was in a particularly relaxed state, as if all the pressure was gone. Li Mu would sometimes hold her gently and let her go.
She narrated slowly, occasionally being frivolous, which made Su Tan'er's face look full of tenderness and anger.
Li Mu understands the pressure on Su Tan'er. In today's era, as a woman, taking over the family business, the pressure she faces can be imagined. In some aspects, everyone is more demanding. You must not make mistakes and always perform well.
Just be better.
Li Mu was willing to be her stress reliever, and there were things Su Tan'er could only say to him in the Su family. For example, a certain cousin was making trouble behind his back, and a certain shopkeeper was doing little tricks with the support of which room.
She knew all this clearly, but she couldn't be too fussy about it and ruin the overall situation, so she could only talk to Li Mu in private.
Sometimes, Su Tan'er would also say a few strange words and make a few jokes.
For example, I heard that a scholar or scholar invited Li Mu to participate in a poetry gathering or drink wine, but he declined.
Su Tan'er would ask in a serious tone: "Ms. sir, I heard from Xiaochan that many people have invited you to the brothel for poetry gatherings recently. Why didn't you agree? I heard that there are many beauties there."
Li Mu immediately looked remorseful: "Is there such a thing? Then I must meet these beauties next time."
Su Tan'er pinched him gently: "Ms. sir..."
Li Mu smiled evilly and said, "What's wrong? My wife doesn't want me to go."
Su Tan'er smiled lightly and said: "How can I dare? For such a talented man as my husband, it is right to go. I heard that an oiran named Qilan is quite enamored of my husband! There are several nights where he sings the song "Xiangong" every night.
A water-melody singer, maybe my husband will be able to have a good relationship with her..."
Then the topic changed: "However, when your husband goes there, take Xiaochan with you. If you don't have enough money, I will go and pay the bill for you."
Li Mu smiled helplessly, stretched out his hand and patted her pert buttocks a few times: "You little lady, you are not honest at all."
Su Tan'er's face instantly turned red: "Ms. sir..."
Li Mu picked her up and said, "Let's see how our husband punishes you..."
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March passed in silence, and the days were dull and solid. This time, Li Mu took Xiao Chan to a teahouse to drink tea, and the conversations of several nearby scholars came to his ears.
"Brother Liu, have you heard that Brother Gu is back?"
"That Brother Gu?"
"It's Gu Yanzhen, who was very talented and famous in Jiangning a few years ago! I heard that he is already in Tokyo High School, filling the gap, and recently returned to Jiangning."
Gu Yanzhen's name made Li Mu's heart move. He was also a ruthless character. Just because he liked Nie Yunzhu, he found out that Ning Yi was helping Nie Yunzhu. He suspected that the two were having an affair, so he directly hired a murderer to kidnap Ning Yi, intending to humiliate him and then kill him.
Lose.
Fortunately, Ning Yi was calm enough and lucky enough to find an opportunity and kill all these people.
Otherwise, ordinary people really can't escape.
Not only against Ning Yi, but also against Nie Yunzhu, many methods were used, such as imitating preserved eggs, and hiring people to imitate Zhuji to push a food truck and sell snacks at a much lower price than Zhuji. The purpose was to squeeze out Zhuji and leave Nie Yunzhu with no way out.
If you go, it will be easier to handle.
He can be considered a smart man, but it's a pity. A cold light flashed in Li Mu's eyes. He doesn't like to pretend to be a holy mother and wait for others to take action before fighting back...
Two days later, Gu Yanzhen had just attended a party and was a little drunk. On her way home, she was suddenly hit by someone and felt a chill penetrate her body. The next moment she couldn't feel it anymore.
He thought he was drunk and felt something was wrong. He looked back and saw a tall scholar. He cursed a few words, didn't care, and staggered towards the inn.
His hometown is not in Jiangning, and he has no place to live here.
Li Mu glanced at his retreating figure. Although his character was not very good, he was a bit ruthless, but he was considered a talent, much better than those scholars who only knew how to talk.
It's a pity that I have to kick it on the iron plate.
If he seeks death, Li Mu can only give him away.
This time was not like Xue Jin, who only had attacks after two or three months. Although he ate, drank, and defecated on the bed and could not move at all, he could barely live for a few more years.
Gu Yanzhen! If you give him time, he will inevitably cause trouble. The attack will occur within three to five days. He will not die in a short time, but the person is still completely disabled.
Three days later, there was another small gathering among scholars upstairs in Chunyi. Gu Yanzhen smiled and said: "Dexin, Xishen, long time no see."
"Yan Zhen!" Li Pin stood up with a smile: "I've heard that Brother Gu is back a long time ago. I just met him today. It's a punishment."
Many people also booed: "You deserve to be punished... you deserve to be punished!"
"Drink as a penalty!"
These people are also familiar with Gu Yanzhen. In Jiangning a few years ago, Gu Yanzhen was a figure as famous as Li Pin and Cao Guancai. Three years ago, he entered Beijing and took the high school entrance examination.
Returning with good fortune.
"Yan Zhen, I don't know what I have learned during my three years in Tokyo. I would like to tell you in detail."
Gu Yanzhen smiled heartily and began to talk about what he had experienced in the capital.
"You don't know, but the most discussed topic in Tokyo today is the war between Liao and Jin. Now the court is in a state of excitement. If it is true as expected, it will take as little as three to five months, as much as a year and a half. There will be a battle between Liao and Jin.
war."
"When the imperial court arrives, it will establish alliances with Jin and establish alliances with the Jin Dynasty. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court will be able to revive the country's decadence since Tan Yuan and regain Yanyun. It is expected soon!"
Several people's blood boiled with excitement. Li Pin slammed the table and said excitedly: "It's so good. After sixty years of Tan Yuan, six years ago of Blackwater, and a hundred years of oppression, I finally have a chance to avenge my shame. I wish I could throw my pen into the army and follow the army out of Yanmen."
, take Yanyun directly and restore the old appearance of the Celestial Dynasty during the Tang Dynasty."
After what he said, everyone present was excited, wishing they could break through Yan Yun tomorrow.
Finally, Gu Yanzhen also revealed the purpose of his visit to Jiangning.
"This time in Tokyo, I won the favor of Mr. Qinsou to fill the gap in the first and seventh grades. The magistrate of Leping County in Raozhou will take office in July. There is still some time left. I remembered that I still have some regrets in Jiangning, so I came here.
"
One person said: "Brother Gu, what's your regret?"
Gu Yanzhen said: "Have you ever been to Jinfeng Tower?"
Li Channel: "I rarely go to Jinfeng Tower, but I remember that Yan Zhen did go there often.
Gu Yanzhen sighed and said: "To be honest with Dexin, before I went to Tokyo three years ago, I met a woman in Jinfeng Tower. I have been romantic in the past and have met many women. But this woman makes me feel different. She has emerged from the mud and is not stained."
, his literary talent and temperament are admirable.”
"It's a pity... after three years, she is no longer in Jinfeng Tower... I asked my mother and she said that she ransomed herself, but I don't know where she went. I have asked someone to inquire, and I believe there will be news soon."
Li Pin thought for a while: "Three years ago... Yuan Jin'er, the oiran of Jinfeng Tower, was Pan Shi before. Well, I heard that she redeemed herself and got married..."
Gu Yanzhen raised her eyebrows disdainfully, "This girl Pan Shi is just a vulgar creature, how could she be her? What I am talking about is Miss Yunzhu. She has always kept a low profile. If she hadn't refused to compete for fame, how could she be the one in Jinfeng Tower?
Get Pan Shi to take the lead..."
Li Pin pondered for a moment: "Yunzhu... I seem to have heard this name before..."
Just as he was about to continue saying something, he suddenly saw Gu Yanzhen's face turned as white as gold paper for a moment, swaying, and he quickly walked over and asked with concern: "Brother Gu, what's wrong?"
Just when Gu Yanzhen wanted to say it was okay, a mouthful of blood spurted out and he fainted.
The scene suddenly became chaotic, some called for the doctor, and some stepped forward to check the situation.