The carriage passed the official road and was about to turn into the forest road in the direction of Horseshoe Lake.
Si Hu pulled up the reins and suddenly stopped the horse. Xu Mu, who was slightly startled, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Brother Mu, the rice seller is waiting strangely again."
The one who sells rice is, of course, Tsuneshiro.
Xu Mu raised his head, looked at each other, and saw Chang Silang's figure slumped on the grass, then silently got out of the carriage.
Chang Wei walked from the side and handed a few meat buns to Si Hu, which made Si Hu laugh naively.
The evening breeze is blowing, and it is somewhat chilly as winter approaches.
Changshiro rarely wore a robe. He held an unknown straw stick in his mouth, raised his head and looked at Xu Mu.
"Knowing that you wouldn't go to see me, I simply came and waited for you."
"Master Chang, is there something wrong?"
"Let's talk."
"What to talk about."
"I'll talk about whatever comes to my mind."
Xu Mu was suddenly speechless. He had kept a low profile in the huge inner city, but he was still pulled together by Chang Silang and Yuan Tao.
"Have you met little Taotao?"
"I see. Mr. Hou is poisoned by a strange poison..."
"I know, and I also know that he knelt outside the Jinluan Palace last night until his head turned white."
"I want to call him a fool to his face, a fool in the Emperor's name." Chang Shiro looked angrily, "Little boss, tell me, what is he trying to support? What is he trying to save? This dynasty is dead, and there are only a few years left to survive.
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"Master Hou is a loyal man, I admire him very much." After hesitating for a moment, Xu Mu spoke slowly.
"I also admire...many people in the world admire him. Even those knights who kill officials will avoid any town they hear he goes to."
"Master Chang, Xia'er is not yours?"
"You are stupid. Most of the heroes are from Muyunzhou. I only collected a few. You gave away half of them when you went to the border."
Muyun Prefecture was the hometown of martial arts in the Great Ji Dynasty. Therefore, it gave birth to many people with strong martial arts skills, either good or evil.
Of course, there must be other places, but generally speaking, Muyun Prefecture is the most prevalent.
"Little boss, let me ask, what are you going to do next?" Chang Shiro sat on the grass and suddenly raised his head.
"Brew wine and get business."
"Private soldiers of thousands of people are notarized. I heard that you came back from the border with not only nearly 500 heroes, but also thousands of pairs of weapons and robes, and 200,000 pieces of silver. You also made a wine."
only?"
"Ancestral property cannot be abandoned."
"Stop talking nonsense." Chang Silang looked dissatisfied, "Your parents died in your early years, and you and your monster brother grew up eating and drinking secretly. I am also surprised that when Beidi defeated Wangzhou, you
My whole appearance has changed, my brain has opened up, I have become smarter and braver."
Xu Mu frowned slightly. Although he knew that Chang Silang was investigating him, he never thought that the investigation would be so thorough.
"What does Master Chang want to say?"
"What would you do if little Taotao died one day?"
"No matter what, live your own life."
Chang Shiro smiled faintly, "You are hiding it again. In the entire dynasty, at least six of the eight Dingbian generals are waiting for little Taotao to die of poison."
"You can't find out, and you can't find out who actually poisoned it. Maybe it was a piece of shit from this gang. Each person scraped together two taels of silver and went to the Western Regions to buy it."
"Little Tao Tao Tao has a great reputation. As long as he is willing to leave Changyang City and go to the northwest border, he can raise his arms and raise at least another 100,000 troops."
"We all want him to live, but we also want him to die."
"What about you?" Xu Mu's face darkened.
"Don't worry, I didn't raise any money." Changshiro's voice became hoarse, "The most wonderful thing in my life is having him as an old friend."
"The path is different. He wanted to go forward, but I took a sidetrack."
"But deep down, we are still old friends. I understand, and so does he."
Xu Mu stood in the evening breeze, feeling a little pity for the friendship between these two people.
"By the way, let me tell you that your old friend Zhao Qingyun has been promoted to General of the Northern Expedition, to the third rank of Wu, and is only one step away from being named a marquis."
"The previous general who conquered the north was the famous general Li Poshan. As Gou'er said, he was overthrown by a brat like this."
Xu Mu didn't have too many surprises. When he came back from the border, he guessed that people like Zhao Qingyun would definitely find ways to get more than half of the military credit.
"I heard there is an old general."
"Lian Yong?" Chang Silang looked at Xu Mu slightly, "The head of King Guli is enough for him to reorganize a regular camp, with military pay and grain and grass distribution."
"I never thought that you could play so wonderfully in this round of border games."
"Just better luck."
"Whatever you want to say, then say it."
Changshiro patted his butt and stood up slowly, "I didn't expect what happened to the Lu family at the beginning. Your little lady is also too strong-willed. Please don't blame me."
"I don't dare." Xu Mu smiled.
He can have a heart-to-heart relationship with Yuan Tao, but he cannot be like Chang Silang. A millet merchant who supports an army of 50,000 people is not a simple person.
On the other hand, Yuan Tao, although somewhat foolish and loyal, is much more at ease, and will seriously consider his opinions even if he is wooed.
If it weren't for this kind of world, he should have set an example of loyalty.
"My dear boss, please do something for me." Changshiro took out a fragrant wood box from the sleeve of his robe. In the fragrant wood box, the faint fragrance of ginseng hit his nose.
"Five-hundred-year-old ginseng is hard to come by. Let's take it to little Tao Tao."
"Don't say my name, he can probably guess it."
"Young Master Chang, don't worry, you will definitely live up to your trust." Xu Mu took the wooden box, lowered his head and saw that there was still some blood stains on the box.
God knows what other bloody stories happened to this old ginseng.
Of course, he wisely didn't ask.
Tsuneshiro picked his nose and walked towards the carriage next to him. After only taking a few steps, something suddenly sounded again.
"By the way, little boss, I'll go to Chengcheng when I have time."
Xu Mu was startled, "What are you going to do?"
"Marry Li Xiaowan. Although his father is useless, his old grandfather is a regular border general in Northern Xinjiang."
"Otherwise, what do you think I did when I entered the Li Mansion? My uncle, Li Shuomo, is a shitty poor scholar who got mixed up with an old official and actually asked me to pour tea with my own hands."
"Master Chang, why don't you marry me?"
"I've tried it, but it seems like I can't have sex with her. She said she has someone she likes, and she's spoiled. If she says more than a few words, she'll cry and hang herself. When I think about it with my toes, I know that the fucked up person is you.
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"Love at the Border in Dog Days."
"Of course, I've given you the wild road. Whether you want to take it or not is your own business."
Chang Shiro clasped his hands behind his back and slowly boarded the carriage. As if he hadn't said enough, Chang Wei drove the carriage for less than half a mile, and he could still hear the chattering voice.
"Don't let me find out who collected the money to buy the poisonous powder, otherwise I will stab them all to death if I carry the Overlord's Spear!"
The voice seemed angry.
Xu Mu stood silently for a while, put away the old ginseng, and got back on the carriage.
Si Hu hung up the lantern, which rarely illuminated a bright spot. The wheels of the carriage began to roll, raising dust and smoke, and flew away in an instant.