Chapter 427 Hello, my name is Zhang Meng (Zhan Meng)
Yan Xing took the order and left, taking his own elite cavalry halfway to Hanyang.
Two days later, Yan Xing led the elite Qingqi to Pingxiang, the seat of Hanyang County. Ma Teng took almost all the troops of Hanyang County away. He never expected that Han Sui would do something to his family. It would not harm his family.
, was a tacit understanding among the various princes, not to mention that Han Sui was Ma Teng's sworn brother, so he did not expect that Han Sui would take action against his family.
After arriving at Pingxiang, Yan Xing saw that Pingxiang City was basically defenseless, so he gave an order and rushed directly into the city on horseback.
Pingxiang City was captured without any time to resist. After entering the city, Yan Xing directly led his men to surround Ma Teng's mansion.
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Zhang Wei was the younger brother of Hanzhong warlord Zhang Lu.
It is said that Zhang Lu is the tenth grandson of Zhang Liang, the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty, and the grandson of Zhang Ling, the ancestor of Tianshi Taoism. Zhang Lu is the third generation Tianshi of Wu Dou Mi Dao. During the turmoil in the late Han Dynasty, he successively attacked Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, and other tribes.
Sima Zhang Xiu later established a separate regime in Hanzhong, where he spread the Five Pecks of Rice method and called himself "Master Shi".
Zhang Wei came here specifically to propose marriage.
Ma Teng intended to marry Zhang Lu, so Zhang Wei took the opportunity to propose the idea of marrying Ma Teng's daughter Ma Yunlu.
Although Ma Yunlu refused to marry Zhang Wei when he proposed marriage, unfortunately, Ma Teng agreed.
Since ancient times, marriage has been based on the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Even if Ma Yunlu objected again, the marriage was finally settled.
After Zhang Wei arranged the marriage, he left Pingxiang happily.
However, when he was about to leave Hanyang County, he encountered an ambush by a group of troops.
Zhang Wei led dozens of guards and marched to a sparsely populated open area on the West County side.
Xi County is located in the southwest of Shehu Valley, where Han and Qiang people are mixed, and the situation is extremely complicated.
After walking for dozens of miles, Zhang Wei felt extremely tired and very hungry.
At this moment, a tangy aroma of wine and meat suddenly penetrated Zhang Wei's nose.
After Zhang Wei asked about the aroma of wine and meat, his eyes suddenly lit up and he raised his head and looked around.
It turned out that not far in front of them, there was a group of people dressed as businessmen who were drinking and eating meat.
Among this group of people, there were only a few merchants, and together with the ten guards, there were no more than twenty people in total. And they were all Han Chinese, and most of the goods on the vehicles were furs. It seemed that they were just selling furs to Guanzhong or the Central Plains.
Small traders.
"It's just a small private caravan." Upon seeing this, Zhang Wei felt relieved.
The opponent had good wine and meat, and judging from his weak strength, Zhang Wei suddenly had some ideas in his mind.
After reining in the horse, Zhang Wei got off the horse with the help of a bodyguard.
After moving his somewhat stiff body, Zhang Wei immediately led his bodyguard towards the small caravan.
The caravan was headed by a young man who looked more like a scribe than a businessman, probably in his twenties or thirties.
Seeing Zhang Wei and others approaching, the leading merchants and guards seemed to be somewhat alert.
Zhang Wei came closer, looked at the wine and meat in the opponent's hands, and swallowed secretly.
But he still tried his best to restrain himself and look away from the meat and wine in the other person's hands.
After Qiang Zi suppressed the most primitive impulse of human beings, Zhang Wei asked in as gentle a tone as possible: "Where are you businessmen from?"
Perhaps seeing Zhang Wei's willingness to communicate, the leading businessman breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We are small merchants from Jingzhou. We buy some furs and sell them back."
Zhang Wei glanced at the carts full of furs and said with some disdain: "It's just a few furs. How much is it worth? Do you need to travel all the way?"
The businessman smiled reservedly and said, "To be honest with you, the weather has become colder in recent years, and there is a shortage of fur in the south, so fur can be regarded as a scarce commodity in those places...Roughly estimated, if we make this trip, at least
You can get twenty times the profit!”
Zhang Wei was a little disdainful at first, but when he heard that there was twenty times the profit, his eyes widened and he exclaimed: "So much!!!"
Marx said in "Das Kapital": With 50% profit, the capitalist will take desperate risks; for double the profit, it will dare to trample all human laws; with three times the profit, it will dare to commit any crime.
Even risking hanging.
Now it’s twenty times the profit!
Even Zhang Wei, a warlord of one side, couldn't help but be tempted, "If I sell the furs myself to Jingzhou and Jiangdong, wouldn't I make a lot of money?!"
No one would mind having too much money, even the already wealthy Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei was very interested in this, so he started chatting with the business leader.
The business leader travels all over the country and is not only rich in experience but also knowledgeable and extremely talkative.
When the two of them chatted like this, they felt like they had met each other so late.
After getting acquainted, the business leader introduced himself: "I am Zhang Meng, from Wuling, Jingzhou. May I ask your surname?"
Zhang Wei chuckled, patted Zhang Meng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are very knowledgeable. If you weren't in the business world, I would have invited you to Hanzhong as an official."
"Oh?" There was a strange look in Zhang Meng's eyes, and he instinctively felt that this person's identity might not be simple.
Zhang Wei saw Zhang Meng's expression, so he said even more proudly: "To be honest, my surname is Zhang Wei, and Zhang Lu is the brother of Hanzhong."
"Ah!" Zhang Meng let out a sigh, and quickly bowed and said: "This villain has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. I hope General Zhang will forgive me!"
Zhang Wei saw that Zhang Meng knew etiquette so well, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. He even patted his chest and said: "Brothers, there is no need to be polite. Just tell me my name when you come to Hanzhong, and no one will dare to embarrass you!"
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Zhang Meng was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Thank you so much, General Zhang! What we are most afraid of is encountering bandits along the way. If we can reach Hanshui from Hanzhong and return to Jingzhou by water, then our costs will be saved a lot!"
Zhang Meng was so happy that he quickly invited Zhang Wei to eat meat and drink wine together.
Zhang Wei not only got the satisfaction of his vanity, but also got actual food and wine, and that sense of superiority rose up in his heart again.
Zhang Meng respectfully presented a piece of plump mutton to Zhang Wei. The roasted mutton was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It was also topped with chili peppers, cumin and other spices unique to the Central Plains. Just the smell of it was already mouth-watering.
Zhang Wei couldn't wait to take a bite, then nodded and praised: "Good! The seasoning is spicy and fragrant, the meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It tastes great."
Zhang Meng greeted Zhang Wei, and at the same time recruited Zhang Wei's other guards: "Brothers, we still have some mutton here, why don't we all come and eat some?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wei thought to himself, "He is really a sensible person, but it's a pity that he is a businessman..."
After Zhang Meng finished speaking, Zhang Wei turned around and said, "Everyone is hungry too, so come and have something to eat together."
"Wow!"
"Thank you, General!"
This group of more than 60 personal guards cheered when they heard that there was good meat and wine.
Zhang Meng was not stingy and ordered his guards to take out all the food and wine and share it with Zhang Wei's personal guards.
After having enough wine and meat, Zhang Weidun felt satisfied.
When he was about to thank Zhang Meng and prepare to set off again, as soon as he stood up, he suddenly felt that the world was spinning in front of his eyes, and then his body went limp and fell to the ground with a "thud".
Zhang Wei's fall to the ground seemed to be a signal, and more than sixty of his personal guards also fell to the ground one after another.
In just the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with scattered objects.
Zhang Meng, oh no, should be called Zhan Meng. Just by looking at his name, you can tell that he is the captain of the Shadow Guard Yizi Battalion.
Zhanmeng put his hands in his sleeves, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "Brothers, let's get to work!"
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