The brothel in front of Zhan Yu is one of the three largest private rooms here. It is divided into two floors, inside and outside. Staff and entourage of distinguished guests.
The two rooms are separated by sliding doors and screens. There are three seats in total, one inside and the other outside. Each seat seats more than a dozen people. Exquisite and rich delicacies are served like flowing water. During the table, various warriors kept toasting to persuade them to drink, and the atmosphere was joyful. Very cheerful.
On the north side of the banquet in the inner room, Xihua, a well-known prostitute in the local brothel, was fiddled with the pipa and sang softly.
At this time, Helian Buxiong walked into the wing with Li Liang and Jiang Gui, the two governors and the generals who were beside them.
Before entering the inner room, Helian Buxiong's hearty laughter spread throughout the room, apologizing but not changing his wild voice and roaring: "Brothers! Bu Xiong is late, hahaha..."
A man with a clear voice, but with a hint of femininity, immediately said: "Brother Helian is one of the conveners of this banquet, but he is late. Why should he be punished with three cups of this wine?"
The voice was vicious like a snake, and it sounded extremely uncomfortable.
Li Liang and Jiang Gui were obviously taken aback for a moment, the man who spoke was so loud that he had reached such a level, with Helian Buxiong's identity and strength, even the two generals who held real power did not dare to speak like this. And the strange softness of the other party's voice reminded people of the eunuchs in the Ouchi.
Could it be that there are eunuchs from Ouchi involved in this trip
Although the palace laws of the Huangfu Dynasty were not strict, the collusion between internal and external ministers was still extremely taboo. If there were eunuchs in the palace, it would have been impeached by the censor in the past, as long as it was verified. , the military general will be dismissed for investigation, and the ministers will inevitably be executed.
That is to say, today, the minds of the people in the court are in chaos, and the censors are all protecting themselves, and no one has considered these taboos for a long time.
Helian Buxiong laughed loudly, and responded: "Don't blame Mr. Xia, Bu Xiong came half a step late to introduce two good friends to you."
Talking again and again, reaching out and waving, before reaching the sliding door, the door has been opened with internal strength, a table of top-quality banquets appeared in front of Helian Buxiong and others, and the person sitting facing him was a Aside from the fat middle-aged man wearing the most expensive silk and satin, on his left is a handsome middle-aged man with a pale complexion and gray hair. Just looking at this person, Li Liang and Jiang Gui are already Knowing that the other party is definitely an eunuch from Da Nei, and the Eunuch Xia who spoke just now must be this person.
"Come on, brothers, these two are the good brothers I mentioned to you before... Uh, haha, this is Brother Li, and this is Brother Jiang..."
Among the dozen or so guests at the banquet, only a few raised their glasses politely, while the others hardly even blinked their eyes.
Li Liang and Jiang Gui immediately felt dissatisfied, and they thought to themselves, with their identities, even the second prince would praise them repeatedly when they met, and dare not neglect, who is this place? How dare you be so disrespectful to our brothers.
Li Liang's self-cultivation is not bad, Jiang Gui, who was born as a pure general next to him, snorted coldly, his face sank unnaturally, but he didn't get angry on the spot for the sake of Helian Buxiong.
Helian Buxiong saw it, and the sneer in his eyes disappeared for a moment, then he pulled Jiang and Li into the table, and said: "Brothers, come, come, let me introduce you to the people in Luodu city. Heroes…”
Jiang Gui, who had already taken his seat, couldn't help mocking: "Although Brother Helian has a lot of face, we two brothers dare not neglect, but this Luodu City is an important part of the imperial city after all, and the city is full of dignitaries and dignitaries. It might fall on some lord, but the so-called heroes hope to be genuine, don't rely on the shadow of your ancestors here to make up for it."
Helian Buxiong was taken aback for a moment, then said: "That's absolutely not the case, come on, let me introduce..."
Helian Buxiong just wanted to find a place to go down, but he didn't expect the fat man in Chinese clothes who was sitting on the main seat to say: "Wait a minute, I still like to introduce myself, so as not to be ostentatious but still be taught a lesson..."
Helian Buxiong immediately sat down, and let the Chinese waiter say: "What the two generals said is very true, there are too many worthless wastes in this city of Luodu, but there are real dragons and phoenixes hidden here. In fact, I'm just a small peddler named Shang Su Xiarong. I don't ask about affairs in the Jianghu and official circles, so I think this name is very strange."
Su Rong!
The big boss of Luodu Yixiang Silk and Satin Village!
This identity is indeed unknown to the court and people in the world, but to Li Liang and Jiang Gui, it was an instant shock on the spot.
This Boss Su Rong is basically the benefactor of the two of them's biggest income. , is on the critical pipeline.
Both Jiang and Li clearly understand that doing business with the Di people, silk and satin can't make a lot of money, but Yixiang uses the silk business as a cover, the real business is to sell weapons to the Di people, and the Di people sell the best war horses to Su Rong .
After these war horses arrived in the Central Plains, their whereabouts were unknown, but during the tenure of the two, the war horses traveling between the two places were probably enough to arm tens of thousands of elite cavalry.
Jiang and Li collected people's money and helped them eliminate disasters.
Originally, Jiang and Li expressed their dissatisfaction with the people at the banquet, but they didn't expect that the first one to speak out was Boss Su Rong, who gave them a way to make money. up.
"So you are Boss Su? Disrespect, disrespect... My brothers have neglected you." Li Liang couldn't help but apologize first.
This Su Rong smuggled a huge amount of money every year. Just the property he gave to the two of them amounted to hundreds of thousands. Even if he was not from the martial arts world, nor was he a high-ranking official, the two of them definitely did not dare to offend the big boss of Su Rong. of.
"Hey, it's okay, it's okay." Su Rong replied with a smile, "In the future, Su's business will depend on the strong support of the two generals!"
"Definitely, definitely." Jiang Gui, who had an expression of righteous indignation just now, adjusted his state instantly, and said with a flattering smile.
The fat man Su Rong waved his hand and said: "There are other heroes here who haven't introduced themselves, and you two are still trying to confirm whether they are just pretending to be numbers..."
Jiang Gui and Li Liang blushed immediately.
The middle-aged man with a soft voice before said with a smile: "Boss Su is absolutely right. Miscellaneous is a steward of the Ouchi, named Xia Ming. In the eyes of the two of you, I wonder if it is trash?"
The sweat on the faces of the two suddenly broke out uncontrollably.
Although the person in charge of the Imperial Attendant in the imperial court is still An Zhongxin in name, the two major subordinates under him hold the real power of the Imperial Attendant.
This Eunuch Xia Ming is one of them. As An Zhongxin's godson, the power in his hands has skyrocketed in recent years, and he is already the number two figure after An Zhongxin.
And the next few characters all laughed and said nothing, here are the reports of Su Rong and Xia Ming, these two generals from other places are already covered in cold sweat and dare not be arrogant anymore.
All of you here are inextricably linked with Su Rong, and they all account for a large share of his smuggling business inside and outside the customs. When you see the two border guards, you are eating the leftovers you gave yourself. , where there will be a respectful heart.
Helian Buxiong, who brought the two of them to the banquet, saw that the scene was under control. In order to alleviate the embarrassment of Jiang and Li, he quickly toasted everyone in the seat as the host, with a look of expression on his face. Weihong said excitedly: "Hahaha, you guys can't imagine that everyone at this banquet is actually a good friend who hasn't seen each other for a long time. We have a lot of contacts on weekdays, but today is the first time we meet. Come, come, for this familiar and unfamiliar fate, we drank this cup!"
Everyone agreed with a loud bang, drank a few glasses of water and wine, feeling drunk together, and the embarrassing scene during the drinking session was finally thrown out of the blue.
Then Li Liang raised his glass and said: "Thinking that I can meet several honorable people here today, my brothers are very honored. Don't worry, after the business of my brothers on the ground, it is absolutely safe."
Under the three-point drunkenness, a thirty-year-old man with a square face and big ears couldn't help but said: "I can rest assured of the abilities of the two generals, but the escort of the two generals is only out of the pass, and outside the pass On the site of Twelve Flying Eagle Castle, our brother's business has suffered a lot. I wonder if the two governors have a good plan?"
"this… "
Li Liang's face turned red immediately, and he didn't know what to say.
The Twelve Flying Eagle Forts have extremely strict supervision on the merchants, and many times their business has been destroyed. Zhan Xiongfei is really the person at the banquet that everyone wants to get rid of as soon as possible.
However, Li Liang and Jiang Gui fought in the "Eagle King" for more than ten years, and they never took advantage of each other. Instead, they lost troops and lost generals, and they were punished countless times by the court.
At this time, someone mentioned Zhan Xiongfei's problem, which immediately made Li Liang and Jiang Gui look ugly, making it difficult to make any promises.
Helian Buxiong laughed and said: "Brother Xu, don't worry, don't forget that this banquet is just for the Eagle King of the Northwest, that old Zhan Xiongfei is our lifelong enemy, but this time, we will wait for you." I will definitely let him be wiped out, and I will not be able to spoil me and wait for good things... "
That Eunuch Xia Ming's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked anxiously: "Oh? The plan will be released?"
Helian Buxiong smiled slightly, but did not answer, but looked at Su Rong, the owner of this place, with a smile.
Su Rong couldn't help laughing, and said: "Brother Helian is so mysterious, why is this so? Knowing that you have invited a great person, with his help, the Twelve Flying Eagle Castle will definitely be wiped out. The distinguished guest has already arrived, Helian Brother, why don't you invite him out to meet everyone?"
As soon as Su Rong's words fell, before Helian Buxiong could answer, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the room, saying: "There's no need to worry about it, the old man has been here for a long time..."