Chapter 157 A donkey rides a man! Add money to get things done!
Author: Fobudu
Chapter 157 A donkey rides a man! Add money to get things done!
Lyyang County has many mountains, ridges and rivers, and the terrain is complex. It has been known as "poor mountains and bad water" since ancient times.
After Wei An entered Liyang County, he quickly discovered that the map in his hand was useless.
It turned out that the Black Flag Alliance rebels were rooted in the vast mountains and fields. In order to block the sweep of the imperial army and horses, they wreaked havoc on the roads.
While walking along a mountain road, the front was suddenly buried by a collapsed mountain ridge, and there was no way to go.
Small bridges and large bridges on the river were also damaged and broken, so we had to take a detour.
After going around several times, Wei An got lost.
"It's really a poor place..."
Wei An sighed softly.
He had no choice but to get off the one-horned rhinoceros, pick up the three-thousand-pound one-horned rhinoceros, and carry it over mountains and ridges and across rivers.
It used to be a man riding a donkey, but now it's a donkey riding a man.
After three days of trekking through mountains and rivers, Wei An finally arrived at a decent city.
The largest city in Liyang County—Juncheng!
The population here is less than 1.5 million, and the scale and prosperity of the city are average, which cannot be compared with the royal city.
Moreover, the county town is not peaceful.
The victims outside the city were swarming, and the plague was rampant inside the city.
"There are many disasters and the people are in dire straits..."
Wei An entered the county and found out that the best inn in the city was called "On the Water Side".
This inn is also a century-old hotel and is one of the properties owned by the son-in-law of Liyang Hou. Both the accommodation environment and nighttime safety are guaranteed.
Soon, Wei An found "On the Water Side".
The inn has three floors and is exquisitely ornately shaped. Looking from a distance, you can see painted pillars, carved beams, and red and red couplets carved with regular script.
Walking into the interior of the inn, you can see the ingenious layout, first-class furniture, and red railings and curved sills all around.
Wei An turned around, leaned on the railing and looked around. The market was in front of him.
"Well, not bad."
He asked for a first-class room, the most expensive room. Since this trip was a business trip, all expenses could be reimbursed.
Wei An's principle is that not only must things be done well, but he must also never treat himself badly.
"Master, please come in."
The waiter was very happy and served him attentively.
Business is currently sluggish, so the most expensive room has not been open for a while, but the room is very clean and spotless.
Wei An walked into the room, sat down, and ordered: "Prepare bath water for me, and prepare a table of good wine and food. Also, don't forget to feed my mount."
"okay!"
The waiter nodded and bowed in greeting, "The bath water will be delivered soon, the food and wine kitchen is already being prepared, and your horse will also be taken care of by someone."
Wei An was very satisfied and casually rewarded the waiter with a few rough stones.
"Oh, thank you very much, Master, for the generous reward."
After receiving the reward, the waiter was overjoyed. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Master, there is a wedding banquet at the Marquis's house. If you are free, you can go there and have fun."
"Wedding banquet?"
Wei An asked, "Now that the county is suffering from internal and external troubles, what good things can happen to your marquis?"
When the waiter heard this, he smiled and said: "It is precisely because of the internal and external troubles in the county that our Marquis Liyang held a grand wedding banquet to celebrate. He married three concubines in one go."
"...Three?!"
Wei An was speechless.
This is a bit too much. If you are not satisfied with having one concubine, you have to marry three.
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.
The corruption and corruption of Liangzhou's powerful people is simply outrageous.
"How can I, an outsider, attend the wedding banquet?" Wei An asked.
The waiter said: "Yes, as long as you give me 30,000 yuan, you can enter the Marquis's Mansion and have a drink with the dignitaries."
Wei An understood, and guessed that Liyang Hou was quite greedy, and was amassing money to the point where he did not recognize people but money.
At the same moment!
The residence of Marquis Liyang was filled with joy.
In the spacious courtyard, hundreds of banquet tables were filled with people. They were laughing, drinking and drinking.
"Master Marquis, I would like to propose a toast to you."
On the main seat, there was a fat middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties, with pale skin, severely sagging cheeks, and a slender beard on his chin.
This person is Dong Baishun, Marquis of Liyang.
There are 108 counties and cities in Liangzhou, and there are 108 marquises in total. Most of them are branches of the Liang Wang clan, and they have more or less the blood of the dragon in their bodies.
Dong Baishun is not only one of the 108 Marquises, he also has a special identity. He is the biological uncle of the Princess of Weiyang.
In order to ensure the purity of bloodlines, bloodline families often marry within the clan.
Dong Baishun's sister, who has richer blood and is also very beautiful, married the King of Liang, Dong Zhuo, and gave birth to the crown prince, Dong Xukun, and the beloved Weiyang Princess.
Because of this, Dong Baishun ranks second among the 108 marquises, second only to Princess Weiyang.
Everyone knows that Dong Baishun has two major hobbies:
Money and women!
He likes money and wants a lot of money. He is the richest among the 108 marquises.
He had so much money that it filled several large rooms.
When he was bored, Dong Baishun would lie on the mountains of rough rocks and roll around to play.
His other hobby is women. He likes all kinds of women and has married women of different ages as wives and concubines, including children, lolita, young, mature, and even old women.
Officials, businessmen, and some relatives from Liyang County all came to support him. They took turns coming forward to toast, and they were all in a state of intoxication and flattery.
"I'm reporting to King Li, the grain harvest has been poor in the past few years, and there are so many people buying grain that looting often occurs. The villain wants to raise the price of grain to stabilize order."
A grain merchant stepped forward, presented a beautiful luminous pearl, and then smiled flatteringly.
Dong Baishun played with the shining night pearl and nodded casually: "Well, the price of food should increase again. Those people who can't afford food can eat meat or grass. No one is forcing them.
You have to eat food."
Hearing this, the grain merchant cried with joy. He felt deeply that he had met a close friend. After expressing his gratitude, he respectfully withdrew. Immediately, another person came forward to offer a gift.
At this time, his steward came over, lowered his head and whispered: "Master, a young man has come to the city, and he is suspected to be the murderer of the only son of Marquis Miaoyang."
Dong Baishun tilted his head and asked, "How suspicious is it?"
The steward said: "The man was riding a one-horned rhinoceros. His clothes and appearance also fit the characteristics of the murderer."
As he said that, the housekeeper took out a wanted warrant.
The person who issued the wanted order was none other than Marquis Miaoyang.
Dong Baishun took a sip of wine, touched his drooping cheeks, and said in deep thought: "Well, no matter whether that person is a murderer or not, when we kill him, he has to be. You take people to deal with that person, don't arrest him alive.
, kill him directly, and then take the body to Marquis Miaoyang to receive the reward."
The housekeeper understood the idea and immediately led the team in person and rushed to the "water side" of the inn.
"Master Yan, the murderer is carrying a weapon. He should be a martial artist, and we don't know what rank the murderer is. What do you think of this?" The housekeeper looked at one person.
The opponent has a leopard head with ringed eyes, a majestic figure, and the ten nails on his hands are extremely scarlet.
This iconic feature allows people to recognize him at a glance as being from the Yan family.
The Yan family is not only a bloodline family, but also the eunuch of King Liang, in charge of the imperial army. Their daily task is to be responsible for the safety of King Liang.
Similarly, most of the personal guards around Liangzhou's 108 marquises are members of the Yan clan.
The "Master Yan" in the butler's mouth is named Yan Xingxiang, and he is Dong Baishun's chief personal guard.
Hearing this, Yan Xingxiang sneered and said: "This is simple, just poison him and let him go first. Isn't it easy to kill him?"
"Great idea!"
The housekeeper laughed and said, "Just do as Master Yan said."
The group of people took advantage of the darkness and quickly arrived near the inn. They did not rush over directly, only the housekeeper went to the inn.
"Hey, isn't this Butler Song?"
The innkeeper, waiter and others hurriedly came out to greet him, but the housekeeper quickly raised his hand to interrupt.
"Is there a young man staying at your inn? His mount is a one-horned rhinoceros and he carries a long-handled battle ax at his waist?" the steward asked in a low voice.
"Yes, yes, there is such a person." The shopkeeper and the waiter were naturally impressed, "He is living in Room No. 1, Tianzi. He has just taken a shower and is eating."
"Eat? Great!"
The housekeeper was very excited and immediately took out a medicine bottle. There was a sound of liquid sloshing inside, and said to the waiter: "Pour this bottle of medicine into a wine jar and give it to the person to drink."
"Ah this..."
The waiter's heart skipped a beat, doing such a harmful thing...
But the butler's next sentence, "There are rewards for many things," immediately solidified his principle: add more money to get things done.
So, the waiter prepared a jar of wine, opened the lid, poured the liquid in the medicine bottle into it, then re-sealed it, and carefully dried it with fire.
Without careful inspection, no one will find that the cover has been opened.
Then, the waiter went to knock on the door with a wine jar.
"Come in."
Wei An's voice came from inside.
The waiter pushed open the door and walked in, seeing Wei An sitting in front of the table, enjoying the table full of delicacies alone.
In this time of famine, you are so extravagant, damn it! The waiter couldn't help but be filled with indignation and righteousness. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master, this is a gift of wine from our store to you."
Wei An glanced at it and smiled lightly: "Gift?"
The waiter continued: "Yes, for every distinguished guest who stays in Room No. 1, the hotel will give a jar of good wine as a gift. This is the 80-year-old daughter's red."
Wei An suddenly understood, nodded and said: "Okay, let it go."
The waiter put down the wine jar and walked out slowly. Before closing the door, he saw Wei An lift the lid and pour the fragrant wine into the bowl.
"Drink, I'll drink you to death!"
The waiter smiled slightly, ran downstairs, reported to Butler Song, and said proudly: "The wine was delivered, and he drank it too."
"Drink, are you sure?" the butler said excitedly.
The waiter nodded his head and said, "Drink it. I saw him drink it with my own eyes."
"good!"
The housekeeper turned around and left quickly, joined Yan Xingxiang and others, and said, "The plan went well. That man drank our poisonous wine."
Yan Xingxiang laughed and said: "My poison is colorless and odorless, no one can detect it. Just take a sip and your limbs will be paralyzed, your skills will be shattered, and you will be slaughtered by others."
The steward asked: "When will we do it?"
Yan Xingxiang waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the poison will take half an hour to take effect. Let's wait a moment."
[Item: Daughter’s Red]
[Tag: 80 years, poisonous]
[Level: Level 3 Emerald Bronze]
"The grade of a jar of fine wine is so high that it can't support Level 2 Dark Iron. This jar of wine has been poisoned, and its grade has been upgraded to Level 3 Emerald Bronze."
Wei An looked at the wine jar. In his eyes, there was no secret in anything.
"It's strange, this inn has a good reputation, it shouldn't be a black shop, but why is this wine poisonous?"
Wei An was a little puzzled.
Then, he locked the door, opened the window and jumped down from the third floor. He quietly went to the kitchen, caught a turkey and brought it back.
"Brother Chicken, do me a favor." Wei An dipped his chopsticks in some wine and put it into the rooster's mouth.
Time passed little by little.
The rooster fell to the ground, as stiff as a stone.
"Anesthetic poison?"
Seeing this, Wei An's head quickly became clear.
Thinking quickly, he poured half of the jar of wine, opened the door bolt again, and then lay motionless on the wine table.
After a while, squeak...
The door was pushed open, and the waiter appeared outside. He hunched over and looked into the room, then straightened up and waved to the end of the corridor: "It's down, it's down."
Immediately, Butler Song, Yan Xingxiang, the shopkeeper and others walked quickly and filed in.
They surrounded the wine table, all staring at Wei An.
"go!"
Butler Song pursed his lips and gave the waiter a look.
The waiter understood the idea, stepped forward, pushed Wei An's shoulder, and called: "Master, Master..."
After shouting several times in succession, Wei An made no move.
See this scene!
Butler Song couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said with a laugh: "Oh, as expected of Mr. Yan, your bet will always be unfavorable."
Yan Xingxiang did not smile. He stared at the long-handled battle ax leaning against the table. He picked it up and looked at it carefully. He frowned and said, "Hey, this is a real guy!"
Butler Song was stunned for a moment: "What kind of guy?"
Yan Xingxiang said with a serious expression: "This long-handled battle ax is a Chenjin-level weapon, and only true disciples of the Pantian Sect are qualified to wear it."
As soon as these words came out!
Everyone present took a deep breath.
"You mean, this person is a true disciple of Pantian Sect?" Song Butler said in astonishment.
"Well, it's almost the same!"
Yan Xingxiang nodded, then lowered his head and bent down, pulled off the identity token from Wei An's waist, and took a look!
"Now it's confirmed that this person's name is Zhang Sanqiao, and he is undoubtedly a true disciple of the Pantian Sect!" Yan Xingxiang took a deep breath and said.
Butler Song's expression changed drastically, and he spread his hands and said, "What should we do? How dare we kill the true disciples of Pantian Sect? No, I have to ask Master Hou for permission on this matter."
"What are you in a hurry for?"
Yan Xingxiang suddenly waved his hand and interrupted: "Liyang County is in chaos. I don't know how many people die every day. A Pantian Sect member suddenly disappeared after running to Liyang County. Is this strange?"
Butler Song stroked his beard: "What do you mean, Lord Yan?"
Yan Xingxiang chuckled and said: "The plan remains unchanged. We will kill him and collect the reward. Let's say to the outside world that he is a rebel from the Black Flag Alliance, and he is the only son who killed Miaoyang Marquis."
Butler Song hesitated and said, "What if Pantianzong finds out about us?"
"What are you afraid of?"
Yan Xingxiang didn't care, "Although we were carrying out the order of Marquis Liyang, the victim was Marquis Miaoyang. When something went wrong, we blamed Marquis Miaoyang. It was he who asked us to kill him. We just killed him accidentally."
Butler Song thought for a while, clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Marquis Miaoyang's huge bounty will be in vain if you don't earn it."
Yan Xingxiang looked around at the others and said coldly: "You have all heard it. Everyone is on the same page. If anyone leaks the news, I will kill all nine of you."
"My subordinates dare not."
"The villain is deaf and hears nothing."
Everyone was talking.
Yan Xingxiang nodded, pointed at Wei An and said, "Okay, if you want to get the reward, each of you will chop him."
As soon as these words came out!
Everyone looked at each other and then raised their knives at the same time.
At this moment, Wei An, who was lying on the table, suddenly sat up.
"ah?!"
Everyone was startled and subconsciously stepped back.
Wei An looked around, his eyes fell on Yan Xingxiang, and said calmly: "Can you give me back my ax and identity token?"
Yan Xingxiang looked Wei An up and down, confused and confused, and asked in astonishment: "You are not poisoned?"
Wei An said calmly: "I am a true disciple of the Pantian Sect. Isn't it normal to have ways to guard against the poisons of your Yan family?"
Gulu!
Yan Xingxiang's Adam's apple twitched and he swallowed. Then a sharp look appeared on his face and he shouted: "Kill him to death!"