After coming out of the East Palace, thin and dense raindrops were floating in the sky, and the palace buildings in the mist and drizzle were like fairy palaces. Unfortunately, the ancient locust trees on the long street were completely bare, making this huge capital appear in the mist and rain.

It's more desolate than poetic.

When Yang Ji walked to An's door, he saw a heroic young man in white robes playing with a sword at the gate. The gatekeeper seemed to know him, so not only was he not embarrassed, but he watched with great interest.

"Pingyun, you are so good! You actually went to the imperial city to show off?" Yang Ji took a closer look and found that this guy was actually Dugu Pingyun, the third son of his uncle Dugukai.

When Dugu Pingyun saw that it was Yang Ji, he quickly returned his sword to its sheath, stepped forward happily and saluted, "Cousin, I want to go to Liangzhou with you."

Yang Ji smiled and said: "The news is quite good."

"I heard that my cousin was appointed as the general manager of Liangzhou, so I went to the palace to find him, but the disciple said that you had come to the imperial city, so I came here to wait." Dugu Pingyun said solemnly: "I am about to go to the battlefield.

, Of course, we must seize all the time to practice martial arts, and we must not embarrass our father and cousin."

The corner of Yang Ji's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he asked with a smile: "You want to join the army, does uncle agree?"

"Aye is far away in Yizhou, where can I ask for instructions?" Dugu Pingyun said: "I have been traveling everywhere since I was twelve years old, and he has never asked me. However, he has always supported me in joining the army, so my cousin can rest assured.

."

Yang Ji said: "Being in the army is different from traveling. Once you join the army, you will be a soldier for the rest of your life. If you get bored and want to leave, you will face the fate of military execution. I advise you to think carefully."

Dugu Pingyun was just a teenager. When he heard what Yang Ji said, he began to hesitate and asked blankly: "But I don't know anything except martial arts. What can I do if I don't join the army?"

"How about you practice with me for a while and then make a decision?" Yang Ji said a way to get the best of both worlds.

"My cousin is willing to take me, I'm very happy to ask for it!" Dugu Pingyun smiled happily with relief.

"I'm going to the Western Market to find a hero. Let's go together."

When he heard that he was a hero, Dugu Pingyun suddenly became interested: "Who is it?"

"This man's name is Xue Ju, and he is a well-known Jincheng businessman who is proficient in martial arts." Yang Ji said: "Not only did he help me, he also gave me two ounces of money. Although he showed no intention of repaying his kindness, I cannot be ungrateful.

Now that I have the opportunity to change his destiny, I want to give him a hand and at the same time add a capable player to me."

Xue Ju may not be as powerful as Li Yuan, Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and Li Shimin, but he can at least crush anti-kings like Zhu Can, Liu Wuzhou, and Liang Shidu.

If you bring him with you, you will have a better chance of winning this mission.

…

The West Market is as big as the East Market, each occupying two square meters. However, the products in the East Market are luxury goods for dignitaries, and the customer flow is far less than that in the West Market, which sells daily necessities.

Although today is not a holiday, the West Market is bustling with crowds of people and traffic jams.

Yang Ji remembered Xue Ju's Jincheng Trading Company among the leather shops, but Xishi City occupies a large area and has a large flow of people, and he did not have the leisure and leisure that every family found. As soon as he entered Xishi City, he went to the Xishi Municipal Office to ask the person in charge of "clothes"

"The officials of this trade led the way, and then went straight to Pihang Jincheng Trading Company.

When they came to Jincheng Trading Company.

I saw that the three floors inside and outside the main entrance were full of people, and the onlookers were whispering.

Yang Ji and others were so far apart that they could only see the plaque of Jincheng Trading Company and heard waves of yelling and cursing coming from the crowd.

The palace guards separated the crowd and escorted Yang Ji and Dugu Pingyun to the door. Only then did Yang Ji see what happened at Jincheng Trading Company.

I saw that the main hall of Jincheng Commercial Bank was in a mess, smashed to pieces. An old man with white hair and beard was sitting on the door frame with his eyes closed, blood pouring from his forehead. A pretty young woman was kneeling in front of the old man, crying and praying for the old man.

bandage.

Xue Ju and a tough-headed child each held a wooden stick to guard in front of the old man and the young woman. Xue Ju's eyes were wide open with anger, and the veins on his face were bulging. The veins were protruding in the hands holding the wooden stick. He had obviously endured it to the extreme.

The young man in brocade clothes who confronted him, along with a group of thugs armed with knives and sticks, shouted with a smug look on his face: "I tell you to get out today, you must get out today."

Xue Ju, like a wounded tiger, roared: "I rented the shop from the City Department. Not only did I have the official documents, but I also paid the rent for three years. Even if the rent is increased and the store is repossessed, it should be handled by the City Department.

I'm negotiating. Firstly, you don't have an official seal, and secondly, you don't have an official notice. Why are you chasing me away? Why are you destroying my goods?"

"Why?" The young man in Jinyi took out a contract and said arrogantly: "This shop belongs to me. I can rent it to whomever I want, and I can take it from you if you want. You can rent it if you want."

The young man in jinyi glanced at the young woman greedily and continued: "You can rent it if you want. Let your wife come to my house to discuss it."

Hearing this, Yang Ji roughly understood what was going on. This young man was covetous of Mrs. Xue Ju's beauty, so he relied on his family background or money to buy this shop, and today he used it to blackmail Xue Ju's family.

After getting a general understanding, Yang Ji couldn't help but take another look at the young woman. She had the appearance of a Uyghur beauty. Not only was her skin tone whiter than that of the Central Plains woman, but her curvy figure was also full of the alluring charm of an exotic woman. However, she...

Dignified and quiet, filled with a strong bookish air, such contradictory appearance and temperament merge to form a unique charm.

With a low status, but a beautiful wife at home, it is no wonder that this person used this method to deal with Xue Ju's family. Compared with openly robbing, it is considered polite.

"Under the emperor's feet, everything is clear. Please respect yourself." Xue Ju tightly clenched the wooden stick in his hand and roared: "Since it is your shop, you can take it back through the city department. Why do you smash my shop and chop up my belongings?

, Hurt my old father? If you don’t give me justice, don’t let me leave.”

"Justice?" The young man in Jinyi said disdainfully: "In this Daxing City, what I say is justice, and I am the law."

"??" Dugu Pingyun looked dull and amazed when he heard this. He thought to himself: Even my cousin would not dare to say such treacherous words. Who is this guy? He is really smart.

"Who is this?" Yang Ji asked the city department official beside him.

The city department official quickly replied: "Your Highness, this is Li Liyan, the second son of Li Gang, the Prime Minister of Shangshu."

Yang Ji was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Li Gang can't even teach his own son well. I really don't know what Yang Jian, Li Yuan, and Li Shimin, who asked him to be the prince's teacher, think. Do they all have grudges against their own sons?"

Just when Yang Ji was getting suspicious, Li Liyan had lost his patience. He took a few steps back and ordered the thugs: "Since he refuses to eat the toast, I will smash them all. Anyone who dares to resist will be beaten to death with sticks.

"

The thugs picked up the guy and rushed forward.

Just when Yang Ji was about to send his guards to help, the kid with a tiger head and a tiger head jumped out like a little leopard. He had quick hands and quick eyes, and he could hit one with a stick. In less than a moment, he knocked down Li Liyan's legs cleanly.

More than a dozen gangsters fell to the ground, and their screams filled the sky.
Chapter completed!