The middle-aged man took a deep look at the white-haired old man. Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, he smiled lightly and said:
"This matter... is not wrong."
"It's just that those men in black are not only extremely powerful, but also have secret methods. I only know some general directions."
When the white-haired old man heard this, he immediately bowed deeply again and said:
"Ask your friends for help."
After hearing this, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and pointed to the true north.
"According to the intelligence investigated by my men, after capturing Yang Dong last night, the men in black headed north towards Guyuguan Pass."
When the white-haired old man heard this, he cupped his hands and turned away without hesitation.
"Thank you, my friend, for informing me. I took the first step, but I can't let the eunuch die in the hands of others!"
As they spoke, they wanted to leave.
But at this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves interrupted their conversation.
The two parties looked at each other, and then each hid in the grass on both sides of the road with a tacit understanding.
Such unbridled hoofbeats, no surprise, must be the masterpiece of the Houjin Cavalry.
Sure enough, within half a stick of incense, a team of Houjin cavalry with hundreds of people came along the path, heading towards Mingyue Town with an arrogant attitude.
Not long after, they had arrived outside Mingyue Town. But these Houjin cavalrymen had no intention of dismounting.
At this moment, the soldiers guarding Mingyue Town also rushed out.
They looked at the gleaming iron-clad Houjin Cavalry, but there was no fear on their cheeks.
At the same time, among the soldiers, a handsome young man wearing a scholar's robe slowly walked out of the crowd.
"What do you Houjin people mean by this? Mingyue Town has Mingyue Town's rules. I advise you to think clearly."
After hearing this, the generals led by Hou Jin smiled disdainfully.
"A mere Mingyue Town actually dares to stop this commander?"
"Come on, come into town! Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the soldiers in Mingyue Town changed. The handsome young man at the head lost his graceful posture at this moment, and instead said with two fighting words:
"You...you can't do this!"
"You know, the rules of Mingyue Town are the tacit agreement reached by all parties."
"You do this..."
"I don't care what you do!"
Commander Hou Jin smiled disdainfully and threw the spear in his hand with his backhand.
The silver spear, like a bolt of lightning, pierced the young master's heart without any bias.
At this moment, the young man was completely frightened.
He relied on his father to be the chief official of Mingyue Town and was used to running rampant in Mingyue Town. Who would have thought that if the other party disagreed today, he would take his own life?
At this critical moment, a broad palm suddenly caught the spear steadily.
At the same time, a sturdy figure appeared in front of the Houjin Cavalry.
"Do you Jin people really want to tear up the original agreement?"
"Aren't you afraid of causing dissatisfaction from other parties?"
After hearing this, Commander Houjin's expression changed slightly.
He suddenly stopped his horse and did not step into the territory of Mingyue Town. Then he took a deep look at the man and said:
"Since the chief officer personally took action, I will naturally give you a face."
"We Houjin will naturally not tear up the original agreement for no reason."
"But...we came here under the order of the general. So..."
"Jin Yilong? What else is he doing?"
The chief officer of Mingyue Town frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"The rations in Mingyue Town are not much. Even if you take them all, it will only be a drop in the bucket."
"That's all, since Jin Yilong has sent you here, I will sell him this face. Tell me, how much food do you need?"
When Commander Hou Jin heard this, he immediately stretched out five fingers and said:
"Half a million stones!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
The chief officer of Mingyue Town waved his hand, and his whole aura instantly became stronger.
"Both Mingyue Town and the rest of the country also need food to cover their needs, otherwise something will happen."
"I will give you at most 200,000 stones, otherwise you can march all over Mingyue Town!"
"It's just this price. You have to ask your general if he can afford it!"
Commander Hou Jin did not speak, but stretched out three fingers again.
"The general said, at least 300,000 dan, otherwise there will be 3,000 cavalry behind me!"
"Three hundred thousand stones?"
The chief officer of Mingyue Town touched his chin and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Hahaha, what a Jin Yilong, he is indeed the same Jin Manzi he was back then!"
"Three hundred thousand stones is three hundred thousand stones. Just wait here while I send people to collect food."
…
The chief officer was holding his weakling son in one hand, as if he was carrying a little chicken.
Perhaps Mr. Pianpian felt it was indecent, so he tried his best to straighten his clothes and muttered in a low voice:
"Father, why are you so afraid of these Jin people?"
"We in Mingyue Town are protected by countless forces behind us. I'm sorry that the Jin people don't dare to do anything to us!"
"That's 300,000 shi of food, don't you feel bad for it?"
"Do you think I feel sorry for you?"
As the chief officer said this, he raised his leg and kicked Mr. Pianpian on the butt.
"That's 300,000 shi of grain. Do you know how much money these are worth?"
Young Master Pianpian was in pain and couldn't help but grin, but he still couldn't help but say:
"If my father is so distressed, why should he give them food?"
"You, you, you, all the sages' books for so many years have been read into the dog's belly!"
The chief officer sighed helplessly and looked at the son in his hands. The more he looked at it, the more depressed he felt.
"If I had known you were such a waste, I should have put you on the wall in the first place!"
"Damn it... can you use your brain? Now the Golden Cavalry is in full force. Who dares to stop it?"
"Don't say that our mere Mingyue Town is the entire Youzhou. Isn't it all the territory of Houjin now? That guy named Yang Yan from Dazhou, do you dare to fart?"
Young Master Pianpian shrank his neck and stopped talking.
But his submissive appearance made the chief officer even more depressed.
"Okay, stay at home honestly. These two days are not peaceful. Don't go out casually again."
"Last night, still..."
At this point, the chief officer suddenly stopped talking. He knew that he had just made a mistake.
Fortunately, my stupid son couldn't hear the undertones.
Thinking of this, he sighed slightly.
Maybe...should I find more concubines and train them under someone else?
On the other side, Commander Houjin looked at the retreating figure of his chief officer, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.
"Hmph, a mere Mingyue Town dares to negotiate terms with the general?"
"After the general takes care of the trash in the Cha Yan Department, he will naturally tell Mingyue Town who is the owner of Youzhou!"
