After entering the door, Fang Jielun and Hou Jie just knew the function of the two jars of wine, and they gave Zhu Renxia a thumbs up.
"The mayor must be careful. Without these two jars of wine as stepping stones, it would be impossible to get in through the door of the Chieftain's Mansion.
Zhu Renxia took the wine jar from Hou Jie and made a look: "After we present the roster and the wine, we will wait for you under the pavilion where you enter. Please be careful, brother."
"Mayor, don't worry, let's see what I can do!"
Hou Jie handed the wine jar to Zhu Renxia, looked around and saw that no one was around, ducked into the holly bush, and disappeared from the sight of the two of them in the blink of an eye.
In order to create conditions for Hou Jie, Zhu Renxia and Fang Jielun deliberately slowed down and walked slowly towards the hall where Yang Yinglong received guests.
When Fang Jielun returned to his old place, he didn't need to ask the servants and maids in the house. He and Zhu Renxia found Yang Yinglong's location effortlessly.
I saw seven or eight people queuing in front of the magnificent hall, waiting to be received by Yang Yinglong.
Some of these people were wearing Hanfu, some were wearing ethnic minority costumes, some were men and some were women, some were old and some were young, and they all obviously came from all over the world.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Renxia felt relieved.
The longer it takes to see Yang Yinglong, the longer Hou Jie takes to steal the map, and the greater the chance of success. Not to mention there were seven or eight people queuing up, there were seventy or eighty people waiting until dark.
There were a few people dressed as servants in front of the door maintaining order and accepting gifts.
Seeing the wine jars in Zhu Renxia and Fang Jielun's hands, he waved to them to put the jars over: "Where are you two from?"
Fang Jielun and Zhu Renxia hurriedly stepped forward and placed the wine jars among the gifts on the floor: "We are from Wulong Mountain, and under the orders of the master, we came to present the roster and fifty-year-old wine to the toast."
The leading servant looked at the wine jar on the ground and said dubiously: "This is fifty-year-old wine? How come it is similar to the wine jar at Yao Ji Winery?"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help but feel ashamed, and hurriedly said: "The wine jar buried underground has been damaged, so the boss ordered us to replace it with a new jar. Although the jar is new, the wine inside is fifty years old."
"You don't dare to pass it off as good quality wine and deceive the toast with bad wine."
The servant looked understanding and waved, "Go over there and wait in line!"
"Yes Yes."
Fang Jielun put his hands in his sleeves and agreed nervously.
"We don't dare to pass it off as good quality. This is a market product that Zhu Renxia bought at your wine shop in Bozhou for a tael of silver. The taste is not as good as the liquor from Chang'an Town. How can it be aged for fifty years!"
Fang Jielun held the roster in his hand, sweat dripping from his palms, praying secretly not to be discovered.
Otherwise, with Yang Yinglong's ruthless heart, he might have buried himself and Zhu Renxia alive on the spot.
Zhu Renxia also put his hands in his sleeves and followed Fang Jielun as if nothing had happened.
He wasn't worried about the lie being exposed. These servants didn't dare to take apart the wine jar to identify the authenticity even if they had the courage to do so. Yang Yinglong would not suddenly run out to drink on a whim, so the lie would naturally not be exposed.
The two of them waited in front of the door for nearly an hour before a man dressed as a eunuch opened the door and said hello in a sharp voice.
"Xuanwulongshan Fang Jielun comes to see you."
"Xuan? Meeting?"
Zhu Renxia was shocked. This was a word that only the emperor dared to use. This Yang Yinglong was so bold!
Moreover, the man shouting had a white face and a sharp voice. He was clearly an eunuch. Could it be that Yang Yinglong dared to use eunuchs in the mansion?
"Let's go!"
Jielun Fang hurriedly and quietly tugged on Zhu Renxia's lapel, lowering his voice and reminding him, "Don't be distracted."
"good."
Zhu Renxia quickly composed himself and followed Fang Jielun into the hall.
The main hall is magnificent, with carved beams and painted pillars overhead, flying pavilions with flowing elixirs, shining white jade stones at the feet, and an elixir in the center.
This made Zhu Renxia think that he had entered the Golden Palace.
He quietly raised his head and looked up, and saw a man sitting on the throne, about forty-five or six years old, with a tall build, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, and wearing a yellow robe.
I think this person is Yang Yinglong, the lord of Bozhou, the number one chieftain in the world, and the Xuanwei envoy of Bozhou.
"How dare Yang Yinglong wear bright yellow clothes? How audacious!"
Zhu Renxia recovered from the surprise and cursed secretly in his heart.
"Using eunuchs without permission, wearing yellow clothes, and using treasonous and unethical titles such as [Xuan, Jingjian], etc. It seems that Yang Yinglong's rebellious intentions have been clearly exposed."
A eunuch standing in front of Danbi shouted in a high voice: "Kneel down, the envoy of Wulong Mountain!"
"Jielun Fang pays homage to the chieftain!"
Fang Jielun hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
Although Zhu Renxia was deeply reluctant, he was already riding a tiger and could only kowtow to Fang Jielun, "Greetings to the chieftain."
"No gift."
Yang Yinglong, who was sitting on Danbi, called lightly.
"Thank you toast!"
Fang Jielun slowly stood up, and Zhu Renxia also suppressed the anger in his heart and got up.
Yang Yinglong's eyes were as bright as fire and he said solemnly, "Last time you came, I didn't just ask Yang Dali to bring people to Bozhou directly to join the roster. What kind of roster did you come with? Take off your pants and fart. It's unnecessary. What I want is a living person. Not a list!”
Fang Jielun explained according to the wording he had thought of in advance: "If I go back to the chieftain, the villain and the boss..."
"The boss?"
Yang Yinglong raised his eyebrows and glared at Fang Jielun, "Now that you have joined me, where did you come from?"
"It was a minor verbal mistake and should be beaten!"
Fang Jielun hurriedly slapped himself: "General Yang and I have led our brothers down Wulong Mountain, but the journey is long and there are many officers and soldiers along the way, so we can only march day and night, and the marching speed is slow.
It was estimated that it would take another five or six days to reach Bozhou. General Yang Shen was afraid that the chieftain would misunderstand, so he ordered me to bring the roster and present it to the chieftain in advance to show my sincerity. "
"Send it up."
Yang Yinglong sat upright and gave an order.
"Please take a look at it, Chieftain."
Fang Jielun held the forged roster in his hands and presented it carefully.
The eunuch standing in front of Lord Dan took it, turned around and handed it to Yang Yinglong respectfully: "The King of Heaven, please take a look."
"King of Heaven?"
Zhu Renxia secretly frowned. It seemed that Yang Yinglong had made up his mind to rebel. Not only did he use eunuchs, wear yellow clothes, use words such as "xuan" and "visit", he also called himself the king of heaven. This is a naked rebellion!
No wonder this guy is recruiting troops everywhere. It seems that Yang Yinglong is determined to stand on the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what his strength is now?
Yang Yinglong took a few glances, raised his eyebrows and asked, "There are 530 people in your Wulong Mountain? I remember you said there were 508 people last time, didn't you?"
This was the result of the lack of communication. Zhu Renxia hurriedly said: "If you go back to the chieftain, during the time when Fang... guard came to Bozhou, some sporadic forces came to Wulong Mountain to defect, so it developed to 530 people."
"Um."
Yang Yinglong didn't think much and nodded slightly, "I understand. You two go back and report to Yang Dali that you must travel day and night so as not to alarm the local officials. Follow me and I will not treat you badly in the future."
"I obey the chieftain's orders!"
Seeing that Yang Yinglong did not have any suspicion, Fang Jielun was relieved and hurriedly clasped his fists and left, "Then we two will go back to General Yang Shen first."
"King of Heaven, King of Heaven..."
At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as an official suddenly burst into the hall and reported.
"The 100,000 shi of grain we purchased from Guilin was ambushed when we were passing through Liping Mansion. The three hundred brothers escorting the shipment suffered heavy casualties, and the grain was completely burned!"
"Who is so bold as to burn my Yang Yinglong's food?"
Yang Yinglong was furious when he heard this and started to protest, "Find out quickly for me, I swear to make him pay back ten times!"
The official said angrily: "No need to investigate, it was Liping Prefect Tian Zongren who did it."
"What a Tian Zongren! If you don't take the road to heaven, you will have no choice but to fall into hell!"
Yang Yinglong was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "This bastard has been writing letters of impeachment to me recently, and he has been writing letters to Governor Jiang Dongzhi, telling him to be wary of me. Now he is blatantly robbing my food. Sooner or later, I will step on the Tian family. flat!"
"Tian Yang is in internal strife. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"If Yang Yinglong can be encouraged to kill Tian Zongren, it will be a good opportunity to avenge his father-in-law, the old master, and the villagers who died under Tian's knife."
Zhu Renxia's mind was racing, and he stood up and saluted: "King of Heaven, our five hundred brothers led by General Yang Shen have arrived in Liping. If the King of Heaven can send a force to eradicate Tian Zongren, we are willing to assist in annihilating the Tian family from the flanks. .”
