What a place to make money and profit, it has been controlled by many high-ranking officials and nobles for many years, and even the imperial court cannot interfere. At the same time, high-ranking officials and nobles also used the power of the court to control commercial channels, forming a seemingly unbreakable and huge system that spanned both public and private channels.
Such a system, in peacetime, would be nothing more than a leech crawling on the court and sucking blood. However, this kind of system is naturally weak. People who are like a fish in water in this kind of system are actually mediocre people. There is really a tyrannical force entering the situation. Most people are dumbfounded and have no ability to fight to the death.
All they could do was send frequent letters to Zhongdu asking about the origins of this ruthless group of people.
But in the eyes of the high-ranking officials and nobles in Zhongdu, these people in Zhigu Village are all little people not worth mentioning.
Who would take a letter written by a little person seriously? Even if it were true, who would bother to investigate? The weird situation in Zhongdu City is getting worse day by day. All senior officials with some vision are waiting with bated breath. Even Heza Meng'an who was originally stationed in Zhigu Village has been transferred back... Even if they may not It works, and it can give you some courage.
Everyone of sufficient importance in Zhongdu City knows that if this situation goes downhill and one wrong step is taken, the lives of the whole family, young and old, will be implicated. No matter how important money is, is it more important than your own life?
At this critical moment when there is no guarantee that something big will happen, who has the energy to pay attention to Zhigu Village, a hundred miles outside Zhongdu City?
So, Li Yun reopened a shop in full view of the public and started business again.
This time no one dared to despise him, and no one dared to provoke him again.
The ones who suffered the most were probably Liukou Inspector Li Jiezhi and his subordinates. Their bodies were not buried in the end, but were thrown on the river beach and allowed to be bitten and devoured by wild beasts.
I originally thought that Li Jie's family members would come to collect the body. Unexpectedly, the day after the inspector's death, his relatives in several private houses in Liukou Town were busy dividing their property. In order to give their family more momentum, some people said that they would lead their clan to Beijing to report this.
The news spread to Zhigu Village, and the brave man who led a hundred soldiers into Liukou Town and killed Li Jie had to take another trip. After this trip, no one in Liukou Town was talkative anymore.
Although there are many people in the town who have had unclear relations with Li Yaozhao, those who survive are very sensible.
After that, the brave man was stationed at a private port outside Zhigu Village, and the sailors Li Yun slowly recruited also gathered there.
This young man was quite experienced in doing things, and he slowly and methodically built up a small scale.
At first, no one in Zhigu Village knew what he planned to do. Later, he had a woman who lived in the courtyard, and she often went out to buy some clothes, jewelry, rouge and gouache.
Some well-informed people say that this is the flower lady who disappeared from Xin'an Hairubei a few days ago. She can sing the original and Zhugong tunes, which is rare in modern times.
When Mrs. Hua was recognized, she didn't hide it. Such figures from the Jiaofang Division were able to show off their stature and were good at flattery. They went back and forth and had relationships with many merchants' outhouses and concubines in Zhigu Village, making them stand out among the female relatives.
According to Mrs. Hua, there was really a very powerful person behind Li Yun. The hundreds of soldiers killed by Li Yun were just the hairs on the big man's legs.
However, Li Yun was very secretive about the situation of this important person, and even the person he loved by his bedside did not explain it. The purpose of his coming to Zhigu Village was to organize a fleet to do business between Zhongdu and Shandong.
Those who knew the inside story in Shandong felt that this idea was a bit ridiculous. They know that in the past two years, famine has continued on the roads of Shandong, thieves have appeared in droves, and there has been no peace at all. At least, it is definitely not a place where novices can do business.
However, when someone occasionally reminded Li Yun, Li Yun only smiled and nodded and said he understood, and made no move to change his mind. Obviously, the family behind Li Yun is really powerful, and maybe it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not, or maybe if the family really puts in their efforts, there is no reason why it won't happen.
All in all, Li Yun does have the backing of a big shot, and there is nothing suspicious about this.
More than two months passed quickly.
Everyone in the village was watching the disturbance in Zhongdu City, but there was no movement in Zhongdu City. On the contrary, the news coming to Zhigu Village from all over the place is becoming more and more worrying.
I heard that the Mongolian army captured Hejian Prefecture, the Mongolian army captured Daming Prefecture, the Mongolian army's outpost appeared in Cangzhou, and Dongping Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture were also attacked. I heard that the imperial troops were defeated in Xianzhou, Cangzhou, Xianzhou and Shenzhou. I heard that these few defeats alone cost 30,000 to 50,000 troops and horses...
Some people heard the news and didn't care; some lamented that the building was about to collapse, and the Kingdom of Jin was afraid that it would not be able to survive this difficulty. Some people secretly collected gold and silver to prepare for emergencies; others abandoned everything in Zhigu Village and went directly to Zhongdu to seek refuge with a certain nobleman.
There was a lot of commotion inside and outside Zhigu Village, and because both the east and west roads in Hebei Province were caught in the flames of war, and several rivers and canals in the south were cut off, a large number of defeated soldiers and refugees of both sexes and children fled north on foot, gathering in batches on the river beach below the village. The number is no less than ten thousand.
In just a few days, no less than 17 or 18 riots occurred in the direction of the river bank. Naturally, some of the refugees were fierce, so they captured the river warehouse at Wozikou and robbed the food.
Immediately, the Qingzhou defense envoy dispatched troops to suppress the attack, and a battle broke out between the two sides. As a result, the river warehouse was burned down, and the refugees fled again, some to Yancheng on the beach east of Qingzhou, and some to the lakes in Xin'an, Bazhou.
The officials and merchants in Zhigu Village were afraid that the refugees would cause trouble, so they combined the force in their hands to protect themselves. Some leaders of Caoding, Tsunado, and even the leaders of the smuggling fleet with strong connections behind them also took refuge in the stockade.
As the days went on, the atmosphere in the village became more and more solemn. Many people hoped that the court would find a solution and kept sending people out to inquire, but the news they brought back was never good.
Originally, we were only worried about the Mongolian attack, but yesterday a messenger rushed back from Zhongdu, saying that there was also trouble in Zhongdu. Several groups of unknown soldiers and horses fought against each other, leaving most of the city covered in blood. An unknown number of officials died, and even the palace was affected.
As a result, everyone in Zhigu Village was frightened. Somehow, in just one day, all kinds of rumors started to spread, becoming more and more unbelievable, and they happened to come to life one after another.
Some say that the Mongolian army has entered Zhongdu, some say that the emperor and his ministers were captured by the Mongol Khan, some say that the rebels in Zhongdu rebelled, killed all the dynasty clans, and installed a certain Khitan clan as the emperor; It was said that it was not the Khitan clan but Brother Yeluliu from Liaodong who led the troops into the city.
Inexplicably, these words spread throughout the homes of many powerful and wealthy businessmen. Some of the female relatives were worried about the situation at home, crying and clamoring to go to Zhongdu to visit. Others were more pessimistic and sought death that night.
That night, Zhigu Village was in chaos all night, and I don't know how many people stayed up all night. Unexpectedly, there were still people who were very courageous and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob two shops and killed some of the clerks.
The next day, the capital commander, Jiagu Ali, sent soldiers to patrol the streets to suppress the situation, but the atmosphere in Zhigu Village couldn't help but become more and more weird.
At noon that day, the door of a house suddenly opened, and a young man slowly walked out of the door.
This young man is not tall and has a very handsome appearance. However, his walking posture is a bit stiff. One arm is on a wooden board and hung around his neck with a strip of cloth... It is Li Yun.
Li Yunren stood at the door, straightened his robe, and said kindly to the courtyard: "You worked hard yesterday, you don't need to accompany me now... In half an hour, pack up your belongings and drive the car out."
Then he went down the steps and headed towards the military camp.
Because of Li Zhi's incident earlier, everyone in Zhigu Village was wary of him. But in the next two months, Li Yun did not act or speak in a domineering manner in Zhigu Village. Instead, he acted like a junior and showed special respect to some big businessmen.
Over and over again, his popularity is quite good.
Seeing him passing by, someone greeted him and casually asked him what he was going to do.
Li Yun saw that no one else was paying attention on the left and right streets, and lowered his voice: "My family master has sent news from Zhongdu. There is really a big mess! I have something important to do, and I have to deal with it immediately!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" The man asked quickly.
Li Yun shook his head repeatedly: "I can't tell you, I can't tell you!"
After saying that, he nodded to say goodbye and continued to move forward.
The person who was answering Li Yun's eyes darted around for a while. When he saw Li Yun's figure turning around and disappearing, he hurried back to his house.
But Li Yun walked leisurely and entered another diagonal road in a blink of an eye.
Of course, someone also greeted him and mentioned casually whether the rumors last night were true or false.
Li Yun carefully looked around the road to the left and right, and sneered repeatedly: "Haha, those rumors are naturally false, but something big really happened in Zhongdu!"
"What happened?" Bystanders asked in shock.
But Li Yun shook his head like a rattle and refused to say anything. He just said that he had something to do and took his leave.
After listening to Li Yun's call, the man pondered for a long time. When he wanted to ask more questions, he saw that Li Yun had already gone far away.
Li Yun made a turn and went around another horizontal alley.
If he were in a normal city, someone would have noticed that Li Yun's behavior was abnormal. But at this time, people were panicked, and the roads in Zhigu Village were really messy, so no one really tried to figure out Li Yun's movements.
Seeing him hurriedly coming out of the alley, a wealthy businessman's carriage was passing by. Li Yun looked around and called out: "Old Li, where are you going?"
The merchant surnamed Li only said that he wanted to go to Zhuangzi in the countryside for a while. Li Yun shook his head repeatedly: "Haha, haha, Old Li, Old Li, something big happened in Zhongdu City! No matter where you hide, you can't escape! "
"What's going on?" The wealthy businessman hurriedly stepped out of the car and asked.
Li Yun quickly went far away.
In the blink of an eye, he went around two or three times between the two high mountains, met seven or eight people, and said a few scattered words to each of them.
At this time, how many people are helpless? How many people are impatient?
Those seven or eight people quickly spread Li Yun's words. Within half an hour, everyone with some influence in Zhigu Village knew:
Li Yun, the latest news from Zhongdu City is true! He still had something to do in a hurry... The flower lady in his house was packing her belongings to drive the car! There must be a ghost!
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