Yang Peng took a look at him and saw that he was wearing gold and silver silk and satin, looking like a rich man. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "What kind of business are you in?"
When Li Mingtong heard this, he couldn't help but become nervous, because his intuition told him that King Yan was testing him by asking this question. He couldn't help but swallowed, bowed and said: "Little man, this little man is a local Malaysian businessman! "Li Mingtong said the word 'big'. He originally wanted to be humble, but then he thought, since King Yan wants to test his ability, it is better not to be humble. Not only cannot he be humble, but he must also be appropriately exaggerated. , so a "big" character was added in front of "horse merchant".
Yang Peng heard that he was a Malaysian businessman and couldn't help but become interested. Yang Peng was very interested in businessmen from all over the country, but he was not sensitive to scholars. Yang Peng said: "Your surname is Li. I remembered that you are the largest horse dealer in Xiliang and the owner of Li's horse farm."
When Li Mingtong saw that Yang Peng had heard of him a long time ago, he was so surprised that he didn't know where to put his fat hands. Little did he know that every time Yang Peng conquered a place, one of the things he had to do was to understand the local merchants and handicraft industry. He, Li Mingtong, was the largest horse dealer in Xiliang, so Yang Peng would not miss him.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You, Li Mingtong, have made contributions to our Yanyun a long time ago..." Li Mingtong showed surprise, pointed at his nose and said: "Little man, little man has made contributions to King Yan a long time ago..." What? This, this, villain, villain, but don’t you know?"
Yang Peng said: "When I was still living in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, I sent people everywhere to buy horses. I had a batch of 500 horses. I remember that I bought them from the Li's Horse Farm in Xiliang. Boss Li's business was very good. Big, I must have forgotten it a long time ago." When Li Mingtong heard what Yang Peng said, he immediately remembered a big deal a few years ago. At that time, a buyer who claimed to be a Shandong merchant came to buy it, and he bought it for five hundred yuan at a time. It was a rare big order, so Li Mingtong still remembers it clearly. Li Mingtong said in disbelief: "No, I didn't expect that it was King Yan who came to buy a horse!" Then he said excitedly: "The villain is really, really blind!"
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Boss Li actually noticed something strange at that time, right?" Li Mingtong smiled and said: "King Yan Mingjian. The villain did notice something strange at that time, and I just felt that these people who came to buy horses They really don’t look like people from a merchant’s family. People from a merchant’s family don’t have such a tough temperament. In addition, the villain also found that these people seem to be very anxious to get a horse!..."
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "What's the price given by Boss Li?" Li Mingtong immediately became uneasy and said quickly: "The villain didn't know that it was King Yan who wanted the horse. He was really blinded by lard and fell into the eyes of money. It’s really a crime worthy of death, a crime worthy of death!”
Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Boss Li is wrong." Then he said warmly: "There are no fools among businessmen, they are all the best among people. We wanted the horse in a hurry at that time, and we were not sure about the price. I don’t care too much. The bosses who sell horses, including Boss Li, have noticed this. But except for Boss Li, everyone else took the opportunity to extort a lot of money from us, but Boss Li’s price is very fair. Yes, I always remember this."
Li Mingtong was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He bowed and said, "I don't dare to accept King Yan's praise. I just remember my father's teachings when it comes to villainy!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "If Boss Li is willing, your Li's horse farm can be the designated horse farm for Yan Yunjun." The so-called 'designated horse farm' does not mean to annex this horse farm, but to include this horse farm. Yan Yunjun's military horse supply system provides qualified war horses to Yan Yunjun according to Yan Yunjun's orders. Among this system, the largest one is naturally the official racecourse, and there are also many private racecourses as supplements. In fact, it is not just the racecourse industry, but other industries that serve Yan Yunjun are also organized in a similar way, with government-run merchants and handicraft workshops as the mainstay, supplemented by private merchants and handicraft workshops, such as catapults, The metal components on heavy equipment such as artillery vehicles and three-bow crossbows are basically produced by private factories. Generally speaking, once private businesses or factories join this system, they will not have to worry about survival and development.
Li Mingtong was overjoyed when he heard Yang Peng ask him if he was willing to use Li's horse farm as the designated horse farm for Yan Yunjun. He was stunned and didn't care about revealing Yang Peng's identity. He knelt down and kowtowed: "Prince Yan Look after the common people. Even if the common people die, they will never be able to repay King Yan for his great kindness!" Then he kowtowed a few more times. Another merchant who was drinking on the second floor saw this scene and immediately knew Yang Peng's identity. Among them, the thin middle-aged man who also looked like a wealthy man immediately left his seat and ran over, but was stopped by two secret guards. .
Seeing that all the benefits had been taken by Li Mingtong, the thin middle-aged man jumped up and down in a hurry and shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness, the common man Zhao Cong pays homage to His Highness the King of Yan!" After saying that, he bowed down.
Yang Peng said to Li Mingtong: "Get up." Li Mingtong stood up, feeling that he was no longer the king of Yan, and his heart was filled with a feeling of honor, and he stepped aside.
Yang Peng stood up, walked to Zhao Cong, looked at the guy lying on the ground, and said calmly: "Your name is Zhao Cong, then you are the largest salt merchant in Xiliang."
Zhao Cong was overjoyed when he heard that King Yan knew about him, and said quickly: "It's the villain, it's the villain!" Yang Peng snorted coldly and said: "You are indeed a villain! I heard that Xixia was defeated and retreated to the west. During this period of time in Liang Mansion, you, the largest salt merchant, hoarded money and maliciously raised the price of salt, making a huge profit!" Zhao Cong was dripping with cold sweat when he heard what Chen Xiao said, and kowtowed quickly: "The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "Since you think you deserve to die, then I will send you to death!" Zhao Cong was so frightened that he peed and pooped out, his crotch was soaked all of a sudden, and a stench suddenly entered the otherwise fragrant atmosphere. , Zhao Cong hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "King Yan, have mercy on me, King Yan, have mercy on me!..." His head banged on the floor. Seeing that the situation was not good, his relatives and friends were already so frightened that they knelt on the ground; Li Mingtong's There was a happy look in his eyes. He was already dissatisfied with Zhao Cong's behavior of hoarding and raising the price of salt during this period.
Yang Peng returned to his seat and sat down, glanced at Zhao Cong who was still kowtowing, and said: "Okay, stop kowtowing!" Zhao Cong stopped in a hurry, and his heart was like fifteen buckets, and he was very excited. Down.
Yang Peng said: "Although what you did is abominable, it happened in the Xixia period after all, and I, Yanyun Law, can't control what happened at that time. From today on, as long as you abide by the law, no one will cause trouble for you." , there will be someone to help you when you are in trouble."
Zhao Cong couldn't believe it and raised his head and looked at Yang Peng blankly. Finally he came to his senses, cried with joy, and kept kowtowing. His relatives and friends also kowtowed and thanked King Yan for his kindness.
Yang Peng walked up to Zhao Cong and smelled a stench. He frowned and bent down to help Zhao Cong up. He said seriously: "Businessmen, don't just look at profits, but also be responsible!" Zhao Cong nodded quickly and said: "The villain has taken note of it!~ The villain has taken note of it!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Go back and run your business properly, don't have any worries. But remember one thing, you must abide by the law. ." Zhao Cong was grateful and said excitedly with tears in his eyes: "King Yan treats the villain so leniently. If the villain does something illegal again, he will be worse than a beast! The villain must remember King Yan's teachings!"
Yang Peng smiled and nodded, saying: "I believe you are a man of your word." This simple sentence immediately gave Zhao Cong an urge to escape and dedicate his heart to the other party. I don't know what to say.
Zhao Cong suddenly felt the feces and urine in his crotch. He was extremely ashamed and said quickly: "Little man, little man, I'm rude! Little man, little man, please excuse me!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded. Zhao Cong quickly bowed to Yang Peng, then turned around and ran away while holding up his pants. His relatives and friends also bowed to Yang Peng and chased after him. Yang Peng returned to his seat and sat down. Yedi Guanyin looked at Yang Peng with admiration.
Yang Peng said to Li Mingtong, who was standing aside: "Go back first, and someone will come to explain the specific things to you." Li Mingtong responded and bowed to Yang Peng: "Resign, villain!" Yang Peng nodded. Li Mingtong returned to the crowd of relatives and friends and whispered what Yang Peng had just told him. All the relatives and friends looked extremely excited. Then everyone paid their bills, stood up, bowed to Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin from afar, and left.
Yang Peng picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, glanced at the city wall in the distance outside the window, frowned and said: "Why are there no movement among the Tubo people?" Yeqi Guanyin smiled and said: "If there is no movement, it is a good thing! Yang Peng smiled and nodded.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs, and then a scout with sweat on his face ran up. It was the scout who had reported to Yang Peng before. The scout stood at the entrance of the stairs, glanced upstairs, and saw Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin sitting by the window. He immediately ran over and said, "Greetings to the King of Yan, and to the Empress!"
Yang Peng took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and asked: "Is there any new situation?" The scout shook his head and said: "Reporting to King Yan, although there is no new situation, it has confirmed the previous situation. We have arrested him An enemy patrolman learned from his mouth that Songhe had indeed arrested Duosang! Originally, Songhe wanted to execute Duosang, but due to the plea of Hanon and others, he changed it to imprisonment. In this regard, Ha The Tibetan soldiers of Nong et al. Zanbutai's line were very angry."
When Yang Peng and Yedi Guanyin heard the news, they looked at each other with joy in their eyes. Soon after, another news came that Songhe ordered Hanon and other soldiers of the Zanbutai line to attack the city as a forward to prove their innocence. However, they encountered a huge backlash. Hanon and others took Duosang's arrest as a sign of turmoil in morale. Because he refused Songhe's order, the atmosphere in the Tubo military camp was now very tense.
Yang Peng thought for a moment and told Ye Qi Guanyin a plan. Ye Qi Guanyin smiled and said angrily: "The elder brother also said that the younger sister is treacherous. In fact, if the younger sister is compared with the elder brother, in the words of you Han people, she is a small witch and a big witch can't catch up!" Yang Peng laughed. …
Hanon and other generals gathered together again to discuss the current affairs. Everyone was worried, but Yi Duo looked furious and said angrily: "Damn it, you captured Duosang first, and now you want us to die! This Bastard, I really want to kill him!" Hanon shouted: "Don't talk nonsense!" Yiduo closed his mouth, but kept breathing angrily.
Tashi Cairen said worriedly: "We don't listen to his orders, of course because he wants to frame us for his own benefit, but we are afraid that he will arrest us for disobeying military orders!"
Yiduo shouted: "He dares! If he dares to take action, we are not vegetarians!" Hanon thought: "I guess General Songhe will not take such drastic action. Once civil strife breaks out, Yan Yun will The army will seize the opportunity to defeat us. Of course we will not end well, and Song He may not be much better off either!" All the generals nodded.
Tashi Cairen said: "One more thing, if Songhe reports our disobedience to military orders to the court and His Majesty, how should we explain it?"
Hanon said: "We don't obey the general's order because Song He pretends to be a public servant and wants to eradicate generals like us, the generals. His arrest of Duosang is proof of this. Anyone who is not a fool can see what happened to Duosang. That is Song He insisted on dealing with Duosang because of the Yanyun people's counter-intentional plan. He also wanted us people to make arrowheads to fight for our lives. In fact, he wanted to use the Yanyun people's hands to get rid of us. He was not pretending to be a public benefit, but was trying to frame us. What? It would be better to be in front of His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the entire court, but I would like to show everyone what kind of villain Song He is!" Everyone nodded, looking a little excited.
Hanon said: "But that 'secret envoy' is a trouble. In front of His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, if he continues to talk nonsense like he is now, it will not only be detrimental to Duosang, but also very disadvantageous to us; and if Duosang has been here, In Songhe's hands, there is no guarantee that he will not use torture to extract false confessions from Duosang. If these come before His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, we will not be able to defend ourselves. To use a Han saying, it is "jump in" The Yellow River can't even be washed away!" Everyone became worried, and Yiduo shouted: "Kill that bullshit 'secret envoy', and then rescue Duosang!" Everyone's hearts moved, and they felt that this was the only way to do it, and they all looked towards Hanon.
Hanon narrowed his eyes and said: "Just like Yiduo said! But these two things are not trivial. If Songhe catches him and reveals himself, it will be terrible! Therefore, these two things must be done secretly, and Songhe cannot be aware of it. ! We need to select a group of warriors who are most loyal to us and would rather die than reveal the truth after being arrested to perform these two tasks!" Yiduo slapped his chest and said loudly: "Leave this matter to me. I guarantee that none of the selected warriors will be greedy for life or fear of death!" Hanon nodded and said: "The soldiers under Yi Duo are indeed the most suitable candidates. Let Yi Duo choose the warriors, and then bring them to me. ." Yiduo responded and ran out of the tent. …
At midnight, there was silence in the camp, and many dark figures were moving quickly in the Tibetan military camp, avoiding sentries and patrols. Soon after, five or six black figures sneaked into the shadows next to a tent. Two sergeants stood guard at the door of the tent. A dark figure made a gesture, and the two dark figures behind him immediately bowed and walked up gently, as silently as night owls. They walked behind the two sergeants, suddenly jumped up, and covered their hands with their left hands. He hit the sergeant's mouth and nose, and pulled the dagger with his right hand hard on the sergeant's throat. Before the two sergeants understood what happened, they went to see the King of Hell.
Two men in black immediately dragged the bodies of the two sergeants to the darkness behind the tent. The man in black in the shadows on this side immediately ran forward. Two men in black stood guard in the darkness outside the tent, and the rest of the men in black quickly entered the tent. It was very dark in the tent, and someone called out in Tubo: "Duosang." A feeble voice in the middle of the tent responded: "Who, who called me?"
The men in black immediately ran to the middle of the tent, and vaguely saw a man tied to a wooden stake in the middle. The light was too dark to see clearly, but he seemed to have been tortured. The leader of the men in black asked in Tubo: "Are you Duosang?" Duosang nodded, glanced at the men in black in front of him, frowned, and shouted in a low voice: "Go away quickly, don't do this." Thing! Songhe has no evidence. When I get to His Majesty, Your Majesty will naturally clear my name!"
The leading man in black said: "It seems that you are indeed Duosang!" Then he ordered the man in black next to him: "Untie him and leave here immediately!" Two men in black immediately stepped forward and took daggers. After cutting the rope that bound Duosang, Duosang felt her body go soft and then slid downwards. Fortunately, a man in black next to her had quick eyesight and quick hands to hold her up, preventing him from falling to the ground. Duosang supported the man in black and said to the leader of the men in black: "I told you to leave me alone and leave quickly!" The leader of the men in black said: "We are acting under orders, but we cannot listen to you!" Duo Sang stepped forward, Sang wanted to say more, but unexpectedly the other party suddenly raised the knife handle and hit him hard on the back of the head, and he fainted with stars in his eyes.
The leader of the men in black whispered: "Get out of here quickly!" Then he immediately left the tent first, and the other two men in black followed Duosang.
After a while, several more men in black sneaked in. One of them shouted softly: "General Duosang..." No one answered. He shouted twice more, but still no one answered. Several men in black searched the tent and found the wooden stakes in the middle of the tent, as well as a pile of cut ropes that had fallen under the wooden stakes. A man in black asked in confusion: "What's going on? Where has General Duosang gone?" Another man in black said anxiously: "No, no! It's just a trap! Let's leave quickly!" Then he ran outside. Several other people were frightened after hearing his words. When they saw him running out, they also ran out quickly. …
Hanon and others waited anxiously in Hanon's tent. There were no lights in the tent to prevent Songhe's men from seeing and becoming suspicious. The tent was very quiet, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside the tent. Everyone in the tent stood up one after another, and Yiduo couldn't help but said: "I'm back!" The door curtain opened, and two big men in black who took off their masks strode in, and bowed to the generals: "I've seen you all. General!" Masuo asked impatiently: "How's it going? Has the person been rescued? Has that bullshit secret envoy been killed?"
The two men in black looked at each other. The man in black on the left bowed and said, "Something strange happened. I led my men to rescue General Duosang, but I didn't find General Duosang. General Duosang is missing!" Everyone was shocked, and Yiduo said angrily: "What do you mean missing? Did you find the wrong tent? Damn it!" The man in black on the left said hurriedly: "There is absolutely nothing wrong, and there is a wooden stake in the tent. Those who have tied up people, there are still a pile of cut ropes underground, that must be the place where General Duosang was previously imprisoned!"
Hanon asked: "You mean the rope was cut?" The man in black nodded: "Exactly! We thought it was a trap by the enemy and retreated immediately!" The generals looked at each other and felt puzzled. Hanon suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and said urgently to Yiduo: "Yiduo, go down immediately and assemble the army secretly to prevent any unexpected events!" Yiduo asked puzzledly: "What's going to happen?" Hanon said angrily Shouted: "Go quickly!" Yiduo responded and ran out.
Hanon asked the man in black on the right: "What's the situation over there? You won't get anything, right?" The man in black said: "We didn't find the target either. We searched all over the tent and found nothing at all! "
Hanon couldn't help but become anxious, pacing back and forth in the tent, frowning and murmuring: "Damn it! What is going on? If it is a trap, why is there no movement at this moment?"...
Duosang woke up faintly. I was stunned when I saw the crisscrossed ceiling with beams and rafters. Turning around to look at the room, he was surprised to find that he was actually in an exquisite bedroom. Duosang's mind couldn't turn around for a moment: Aren't I in a military camp? How did I get here? Where is this?
He sat up, got off the bed, hurriedly walked to the door, opened the door, and a small courtyard immediately appeared in front of him. There were also two tall sergeants wearing heavy armor and cloaks, holding long swords, standing on the left and right. door. The two sergeants looked at him, and he looked at the two sergeants. Suddenly, he realized that the appearance and attire of the two sergeants seemed to be those of Yan Yunjun. He was shocked, and then became even more confused, and asked angrily. : "Where is this place? Who are you?"
The sergeant on the left said: "This is Xiliang Mansion, and we are the secret guards under King Yan!" Duosang was so shocked that he could not open his mouth from ear to ear. Although he expected that he might hide in the hands of the Yanyun people, this matter After all, it was too unbelievable, so even though he had some guesses in his mind, he didn't believe it. That's why he was so shocked when he heard the sergeant confirmed his guess.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
