A young boy looked at a well-dressed middle-aged man disembarking from a large ship docking and bowed and spoke.
"It's Shidao...Why are you here to pick us up? Where is Song Lu? Where did you go to drink flower wine again?"
The middle-aged man is tall, more than a head taller than the people around him. However, he does not look tough, but he has a sharp demeanor that occasionally comes out.
His eyes also shone with wisdom, and he looked at his eldest brother's youngest son quite kindly.
"Uncle Lu went to deliver some matters related to salt goods. The Pegasus Ranch has now developed a new method of making salt and produced snowflake sugar. Those sugar crops are very suitable for planting in the south. Dad arranged for Uncle Lu and Fei
The people at Ma Ranch went to develop this area together, so they asked me to pick up my second uncle..."
Despite his young age, the young man speaks clearly and logically. He is obviously a child of a wealthy family who is both smart and well-educated.
This is natural. There are not many forces that can develop the business of selling sugar together with Pegasus Ranch in the south. The most capable among them is the Lingnan Song Dynasty, which is famous in the Central Plains today!
...
Upon hearing his nephew's words, something flashed through the middle-aged man's eyes. He shook his head and spoke to the young man.
"Shidao, please check the goods at the back first. I'll go to the knife grinding hall to meet my elder brother!"
Among the current generation of the Lingnan Song clan, the most famous one is of course Song Que who fought with 10,000 elite soldiers against an army of 100,000. In the end, he won ten battles and was reluctantly named the 'Zhennan Gong' by the then emperor Yang Jian.
Not only is he outstanding in the military, but also in the world of martial arts, the leader of the Lingnan Song Dynasty is also a famous Heavenly Sword. Many people compare him to several contemporary great masters.
The only one left is Song Zhi, nicknamed "Earth Sword".
After Song Que turned behind the scenes because of his sharp talents, most of the affairs of the Song Dynasty in Lingnan were handled by Song Zhi, the young man's second uncle.
Being able to become the number two figure in the Lingnan Song Dynasty, Song Zhi is naturally extremely extraordinary, and his martial arts and martial arts are all superhuman.
The purpose of escorting the goods this time was not only to earn the money and food needed by the Song Dynasty, but also to actually survey the current situation in various places in the Sui Dynasty and collect intelligence from all parties.
These were all things that he could only report to Song Que personally.
Perhaps because the rumors and information he heard recently were quite important, Song Zhi couldn't help but move a little faster.
When he passed through the mountain fortress and entered an ordinary small courtyard, no one thought that the world-famous "Knife Grinding Hall" did not look so ordinary.
Crossing the stone bridge, crossing the bridge and climbing the corridor, passing through the second courtyard gate, you will see a sudden open space in front of you. At the end is a majestic five-bay wooden building. A locust tree with a height of more than ten feet stands in the center of the courtyard.
The sky-high branches cover the buildings and courtyards like umbrellas.
Such a scene may be very shocking in the eyes of ordinary people, but for those who are thoughtful, it can only be described as simple.
There are no furnishings in the building with the words "Modao Hall" engraved on the plaque. The only thing that attracts attention is that there are more than a dozen swords of different shapes hanging on the walls on both sides. The other end of the door is against the wall.
There is a huge stone that is shaped like a stalagmite, dark and shiny, and as high as the human body.
It is also known as the whetstone!
It can be said that Song Zhi came to this knife-sharpening hall every day, but every time he came, he was still shocked by the temperament contained in it. A man with a majestic figure and a towering figure appeared in front of him.
It is none other than the current head of the Song clan, ‘Heavenly Sword’ Song Que!
"I've met my brother!"
Song Zhi bowed his hands and saw a handsome face with almost no flaws. It was Song Que who turned around.
"Brother Zhi is back? It's been a hard journey. Let's find a place to sit down first and slowly talk about the current situation in various places."
A soft and pleasant voice sounded, and Song Que and Song Zhi were already sitting in front of a table and chairs in the knife grinding hall.
Fortunately, Song Zhi was used to Song Que's straight-to-the-point approach and had no intention of making unnecessary pleasantries.
"As expected, Yang Guang failed to attack Goguryeo again. The 100,000-strong Northern Forbidden Army could no longer suppress it. Now they have begun to intend to leave Luoyang and return to their former base camp of Yangzhou!"
After hearing this, Song Que's expression did not change.
"Yang Guang built the Grand Canal to dredge the north and south to expand the central government's control over the south, and also wanted to use the opportunity of conquering Goguryeo to weaken the power of the northern clans. After all, he was too anxious and underestimated the ruthless determination of those powerful warriors to cut off their wrists."
In one sentence, it was pointed out that Yang Guang's approach was not as meaningless as it seemed. It was even a great achievement, but what was the use of it?
The result determined that Yang Guang was now in a desperate situation.
Even if he wanted to make a comeback now, he didn't have enough strength in his hands. The good situation was wasted by himself. It can only be said that after Yang Guang ascended to the throne of God, he wanted to surpass his father too much!
"Brother, according to the current situation, the smoke is already rising in the north. Can the south also take action?"
After listening to Song Que's words, Song Zhi's eyes flickered. The Song clan had buried many secrets in the south for many years, and they were waiting for this opportunity.
The only problem was that they did not expect that Yang Guang would defeat the Sui Dynasty so quickly. According to Song Que's original idea, this would be a plan that would take at least three generations to implement and be implemented slowly.
But being able to do it in one generation gives Song Zhi a greater sense of accomplishment. After all, this is taking the world by storm!
If you can build a new dynasty with your own hands, it will be an irresistible temptation for anyone with ambitions.
However, Song Que did not directly give a positive answer. Instead, he spoke calmly.
"Apart from Yang Guang, how is the situation in various places? What else is happening in the world?"
Knowing that his eldest brother always made decisions before taking action, Song Zhi was not in a hurry and told him one by one the information collected during these days.
Although there are other communication methods, after all, they have limitations and are not as intuitive as face-to-face communication now.
It also gave Song Que more ideas.
"The four major bandits were all wiped out? Died at the hands of two new young guys from Pegasus Ranch?"
"interesting..."
The corner of his mouth curved slightly, and Song Que became more and more interested in Pegasus Ranch.
"The news from Bashu is that Shang Xiuxun and a mysterious man arrived in Chengdu, and then disappeared. Then all the four demons of Xieji Dao disappeared in Bashu. Only You Niaojuan's body was found, and it was heard that there were others.
The body, but the identity is not clear yet..."
"Xie Hui was also humiliated, but he seemed to have discovered something and didn't have any trouble. This matter has become a taboo in Duzun Fort."
Upon hearing that his eldest brother was interested in Pegasus Ranch, Song Zhi immediately told all the relevant information he had collected recently.
It also made Song Que's expression really change slightly.