"Housekeeper, there is obviously no one in your inn, how can you say it is full?"
Lin Jiuyun also looked around. In the lobby on the first floor of the inn, the tables and chairs were covered with a fine layer of dust, and the ground looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.
Except for some messy shoe prints that can be seen near the entrance, there are no footprints in the dust in the area slightly inside the inn.
Is this also called a full house?
I'm afraid it's not for ghosts!
"When I open an inn, I only charge money. Whether the guests come or not has nothing to do with me. But once I charge one amount, I will never charge a second amount more!"
The innkeeper looked impatient, waved his hand and said, "Those distinguished guests spent a lot of money and rented the inn for a whole year. How can you say it's not full?"
"You've booked it for a year but you won't come to live there?"
Lin Jiuyun was stunned.
Linghe Fort entrusted Zhenwei Escort Bureau to transport the escort cargo, and specified that the escort cargo should be sent to Lianggu Inn, and someone would come to find it.
As long as the seals match, the escort can be handed over!
However, the inn was unable to be checked in, which directly cut off the only communication channel between Zhenwei Escort Bureau and the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty.
"Sir, when was your inn booked?"
Jiang Li took out a broken piece of silver, placed it on the counter, and pushed it over calmly.
"That was a month ago. Two groups of guests in the inn had a quarrel for some unknown reason, and almost came to blows.
On the second day, one group of guests seemed to be angry and placed an order to book the entire inn with only one request. The inn opened normally but could not receive any guests, especially the group of merchants they had quarreled with! "
The innkeeper was afraid that Jiang Li would go back on his word, so he grabbed the broken silver on the counter, "The guests also ordered that even the first floor of the inn is not allowed to receive outsiders, so you guys should just please do it!"
He said that he would continue to chase people away.
When Lin Jiuyun and all the bodyguards heard this, they were all helpless.
Lianggu Inn was booked for a whole year.
Is it possible that they have to wait in Tambu City for a year?
Will you continue to stay at this time next year?
Can they wait? Can the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty wait?
For the sake of Jiang Li, Emperor Jing and the Fourth Prince did not kill their nine tribes, but it did not mean that the guillotine would not fall in the future.
"Shopkeeper, don't rush to chase people away. Although we don't live in the store, we may not be able to continue doing business with you!" Jiang Li smiled.
"My ancestors have been running this inn for three generations. Apart from guest rooms, wine and food, what other business can I do?"
The innkeeper curled his lips and his sleepy eyelids almost drooped. He went to the flower house last night and spent the whole night, but he didn't have much energy to talk nonsense with these Zhou people.
"Although those few guests booked the entire inn, they did not buy everything in the inn."
Jiang Li pointed to the seats in the lobby and said, "I will give you one hundred taels of silver to buy these tables and chairs for you!"
"One hundred taels!"
The innkeeper was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said angrily: "Guests, don't be joking. These tables and chairs are brand new and don't cost fifty taels. How can anyone buy them for a hundred taels? Isn't that stupid..."
"One hundred and fifty taels, I bought them all!"
Jiang Li took out a small gold ingot from the package behind his back and threw it out, "Shopkeeper, do you want to sell it or not?"
"Sell, sell, sell them all!"
The innkeeper's eyes lit up and he hurriedly agreed. He took the gold ingot with both hands and put it in his mouth and bit it. He suddenly smiled and said, "Although these tables and chairs have been sold to you, you still can't stay here. I can give them to you for free." Goods coming to your door!”
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome!"
Jiang Li said to Lin Jiuyun and others: "Smash them and throw them all outside the inn!"
"okay!"
Lin Jiuyun and other escorts, who had been in the martial arts world for a long time, immediately understood and pretended to be very angry. They rushed into the lobby with shouts and punches, kicking and punching, and smashed all the dozens of sets of seats. They were smashed into pieces and thrown out of the inn, shocking the passersby who looked sideways.
"I have traveled nearly ten thousand miles as an escort, and have also stayed in Shengjing City, but you have so many rules in this run-down inn!"
"Straight bitch, you don't need money. Do you think we are the Zhou people who are easy to bully?"
"Smash it, let's see how he does business in the future!"
"What are you looking at? It's not like you won't get paid if you smash it!"
The escorts are all tall and powerful, and they have been traveling around the world all year round, and they also have some gangster spirit. Now they are beating and smashing, and they are domineering, but they have their own momentum.
The passers-by who wanted to come and watch the excitement quickly hid away.
Although Zhenwei bodyguards cannot compare with masters from sects, aristocratic families, and the army, in the eyes of ordinary people, they are all ruthless people with high martial arts skills.
“And you’re going to smash up a store like this to vent your anger!”
The innkeeper opened his eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on his face.
It is said that the Great Zhou Dynasty is the supreme state of China, so why are they so civilized and polite when they destroy people?
Tables and chairs in the restaurant were scattered on the street, and the originally narrow alley was immediately blocked.
Jiang Li saw the crowds of people on both sides getting more and more crowded, so he winked at Lin Jiuyun and others, and the group walked out of the inn, squeezed into the crowd and walked outside.
As soon as they turned out of the alley, they saw a group of falcon soldiers in uneven clothes and armor hurriedly running towards them, shouting in falcon language that no one could understand, driving away the crowd of onlookers and heading towards the inn.
In the distance, you can still hear the voice of the innkeeper complaining about the misunderstanding.
"General, what should we do next?" Lin Jiuyun asked.
"Find a hotel nearby. If the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty are still in Tambu City, they will definitely notice us. We are from the Zhou Dynasty, so we are quite eye-catching. If you ask around a little, you will definitely find us!"
Jiang Li turned back and glanced at the wine flag of Lianggu Inn, his eyes flashed and he said: "We just wait for the arrival!"
"That's all we can do!"
Lin Jiuyun nodded and followed Jiang Li. Looking at the childish young man in front of him, he secretly admired him.
He had followed his fathers as escorts since he was a child, but he thought that at Jiang Li's age, he would never be so meticulous, calm and resourceful.
As expected, a disciple of a saint is not as simple as just reading!
Jiang Li took a group of people around the streets of Tambu City and bought some local products. He "inadvertently" had some minor disputes with a shopkeeper, and then found a place. A low-to-medium grade inn has reserved a small courtyard to stay.
"Brother Jiang Li, won't the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty just leave because we arrived too late and couldn't wait any longer?"
In the evening, a group of people sat around the small courtyard to eat.
The Tufal Kingdom is adjacent to the Zhou Dynasty, separated by only a border, but its eating habits are very different.
Everyone sat on the ground, surrounding a large wooden plate filled with camel barbecue and rice.
The pilaf is fragrant, filled with thick golden butter and the aroma of various spices and onions.
The residents of Tambu City are accustomed to eating with their hands. Although everyone follows the local customs, they still cannot change the habit of using bowls and chopsticks.
Jiang Li took a large bowl of meat rice from Lin Qingmu, shook his head and said: "No, the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty are not a weak force. To them, placing a few informants in Tambu City is just a trivial matter. For small things, I believe it won’t be long before someone comes to visit!”
"That's good!"
Lin Qingmu nodded, feeling relieved.
As long as the mission is not completed, the lives of more than a hundred escorts and hundreds of family members in the Zhenwei Escort Bureau will never be truly safe.
When she was at the Liangzhou camp, she already knew about the destruction of the entire Linghe Fort clan.
Compared with Linghe Fort, the small Zhenwei Escort Bureau is not even an ant. The reason why it can survive until now is all because of brother Jiang Li's intercession.
"somebody is coming!"
Shangguan Qingyan on the side suddenly spoke.
"And there are quite a few people!"
Jiang Li nodded, but his brows furrowed slightly.
Although the Tufu Kingdom was not the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was also subject to the military control of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The survivors of the former Wei Dynasty came here with such great momentum.
It is confident.
Or is he bluffing and deliberately going against the grain?
After three or five breaths, there was indeed a burst of noisy and rapid footsteps outside the small courtyard.
"squeak"
The courtyard door was pushed open with force, and more than twenty figures in Beimang costumes rushed in with a roar.
The courtyard, which was not large, suddenly became crowded.
The two people walking in front had already stood still, but the person coming in from behind knocked them forward a few steps, and stepped on the barbecue pilaf. The rice grains of barbecue were splashed everywhere!
"So brave?"
Lin Jiuyun and other bodyguards froze in their movements, and the hand holding the rice bowl stopped in mid-air. Looking up at these figures with strong aura in Beimang, they couldn't recover for a while.
The visitors are all young people in their late teens, late twenties, or early twenties.
The loose robes of the Beimang warriors are embroidered with silk patterns of blue clouds and eagles.
Various gold ornaments are hung, worn, and inserted on the fingers, wrists, neck, earlobes, and hair buns.
On the scimitar hanging at the waist, the scabbard and handle are inlaid with dazzling gems, emeralds, and agate.
She also smelled of expensive spices.
Are you afraid that others won't know that you are all Beimang nobles?
Zhenwei Escort Agency has never escorted escorts whose consignees were Beimang nobles.
The items escorted this time were apparently ordinary calligraphy and paintings, antiques, gold, silver and jade.
But the real secret agent is the inheritance of Qi that can affect the power structure of Kyushu.
Adhering to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, we should never mobilize troops and mobilize people like this!
So many young nobles from Beimang broke into the small inn in Tambu City?
What's the difference between trying to conceal it!
Are you afraid that the spies placed in Tambu City by Da Zhou won’t notice?
"Give way, no matter how hard you squeeze!"
A tall and burly young man from Beimang pushed aside several noble youths in front of him with an impatient expression and strode in.
A pair of unruly and powerful eyes glanced at everyone for a week, but their eyes suddenly lit up, and they couldn't help but stay on Shangguan Qingyan and Lin Qingmu for a moment longer.
As if realizing his gaffe, the tall young nobleman from Beimang coughed lightly, "Have you brought anything?"
"Your Excellency is..."
Lin Jiuyun stood up and looked at these young nobles from Beimang who suddenly broke in with some suspicion.
"We are all our own people. This inn has been booked by me. There are no outsiders. There is no need to be secretive when talking!"
The noble young man from Beimang waved his hand, "My name is He Guyan, and I am responsible for the transaction with you. I know that what you brought this time is extremely secretive, but it doesn't matter. We are all famous masters in Beimang. Dazhou and Tu Falcon’s sergeants and generals can’t help us, so just take it out and I’ll pay on the spot!”
"He Gu?"
Jiang Li was moved. He had seen this surname in the "Beimang Zhiyao" written by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
The Hegu clan was one of the eight royal families in Beimang, and their status was comparable to that of a powerful prince in the separatist territory of China.
According to the rules of Beimang, it is also the clan that is qualified to succeed Mang Khan.
However, shouldn't it be the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty who came to pick up the wax bracelets?
Although the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty have been going north to Mang for more than 80 years and have become a transcendent force alongside the eight royal families, they have never been able to truly integrate into Beimang.
Some ancient Beimang clans are very resistant to and reject the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty with Chinese ancestry.
He Gushi is one of the representatives.
When did the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty and the Hegu clan come together?
Jiang Li was confused, and Lin Jiuyun also looked confused, "May I ask Mr. He Guyan, what do you mean?"
"No matter what it is, as long as it's what you brought, I want it!"
He Guyan blinked and Yun Danfeng said softly: "When you came, didn't you already agree in the letter?"
"we have a deal?"
Lin Jiuyun was startled. He looked at the young nobles in Beimang around him. Although these people had relaxed and natural expressions and did not dodge their eyes, something was wrong!
Like you're just here to join in the fun?
Straight bitch, these people definitely don’t know what they brought to Tufal!
But why can they find it again?
There must be some unknown flaw here!
With a shout, all the escorts from the Zhenwei Escort Bureau stood up, holding down their swords and hidden weapons, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
"No, no, no, if you have something to say, please say it!"
He Guyan looked embarrassed after being discovered, but he pretended to be relaxed and said: "You Zhou people are cunning and not generous at all. You are all here to make money. Who do you want to trade with?"
He Guyan waved his hand, and a Beimang man dressed as a servant squeezed in from behind and placed a large wooden box on the ground.
He Guyan raised his foot and kicked open the lid of the box, revealing a dazzling array of gold and silver ingots, worth at least ten thousand taels of silver.
"Our Hegu clan, as well as the Chiluo clan, Dugu clan, Bo Xi clan... are all royal families, nobles, and leaders of large tribes in Beimang. In terms of strength and background, are we no better than those losers in the former Wei Dynasty?"
He Guyan pointed at the Beimang youths around him and said: "As long as you are willing to ship, our price will be 20%, no, 30% more than the previous Wei Gouzi!"
"So, you think we are merchants doing business with the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty?"
Lin Jiuyun wanted to cry but had no tears. What is this?
Jiang Li and Shangguan Qingyan looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Needless to say, something must have gone wrong with the surviving family members of the former Wei Dynasty, and some rumors were leaked. As a result, these young nobles from Beimang wanted to pry away the merchants halfway.
"Are the survivors of the former Wei Dynasty so unreliable in their affairs?"
Lin Qingmu broke into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, Jiang Li discovered Linghe Fort's conspiracy on the way, otherwise even if the Zhenwei Escort Bureau successfully delivered the goods, the consequences would have been equally tragic.
With this kind of rigor in doing things, it’s only a matter of time before the news leaks out!
"He Guyan!"
Outside the door of the small courtyard, a voice full of anger and hatred suddenly sounded, and a little beggar in ragged clothes and a dark face walked in with a murderous look.
"He Guyan, you idiot!"
The little beggar stared with a pair of fire-breathing eyes, and his whole body was trembling. His murderous gaze could be seen from dozens of miles away, and the fierce light in his eyes could be seen.
"Hmph, if I were really stupid I could still find this place!"
He Guyan's face was full of pride, and Daqiu De reported: "For eighty years, you former Wei dogs have controlled the business and channels of smuggling iron and salt, making a lot of money, and all the money you made was our recklessness. The tribe’s cattle, sheep, and slaves, this situation will never happen again!”
"Hey, He Guyan, you little guys really shouldn't be here!"
A long sigh also sounded outside the hospital, which seemed to contain too much helplessness and pity.
Jiang Li and Shangguan Qingyan's spirits suddenly tightened. Their muscles tightened instantly. Their true energy and blood flowed violently. They clenched their long knives and magic weapons almost subconsciously. They stared at the courtyard door and breathed. All stopped in an instant.
"Hahaha!"
However, He Guyan, who was standing in the middle of the small courtyard, brushed the dust off his robe and said calmly: "But we are already here!"
(End of chapter)
