What a place to make money and profit, it has been controlled by many high-ranking officials and nobles for many years, and even the imperial court cannot interfere. At the same time, the high-ranking officials and nobles also used the power of the imperial court to control business channels, forming a network that spanned the public and private sectors. Two paths, a huge, seemingly unbreakable system.
Such a system, in a peaceful time, would be nothing more than a leech crawling on the court and sucking blood. However, this system is naturally weak. People who are like a fish in water in this system are actually mediocre people. It is really tyrannical. Entering the game, most people were dumbfounded and did not have the ability to fight to the death.
All they could do was send frequent letters to Zhongdu asking about the whereabouts of this ruthless group of people.
But in the eyes of the high-ranking officials and nobles in Zhongdu, these people in Zhigu Village are all little people not worth mentioning.
Who would take a letter written by a small person seriously? Even if it were taken seriously, who would go to the trouble to inquire? The strange situation in Zhongdu City is getting worse day by day. All senior officials with some vision are waiting with bated breath. Even those who were originally stationed in Zhongdu are waiting for it. A lot of Heza Meng'an from Gu Village have been transferred back... Even if they may not be effective, they can at least give them courage.
Everyone of sufficient importance in Zhongdu City knows that one wrong step in this situation will affect the lives of everyone in the family. No matter how important money is, is it more important than one's own life?
At this critical moment when there is no guarantee that something big will happen, who has the energy to pay attention to Zhigu Village, a hundred miles outside Zhongdu City?
So, Li Yun reopened a shop in full view of the public and started business again.
This time no one dared to despise him, and no one dared to provoke him again.
The ones who suffered the most were probably Liukou Inspector Li Jiezhao and his men. Their bodies were not buried in the end, but were thrown on the river beach and allowed to be bitten and devoured by wild beasts.
I originally thought that some of Li Jie's family members would come to collect his body. Unexpectedly, the day after the inspector's death, his relatives in several private houses in Liukou Town were busy dividing their property. Some of them wanted to raise some money for themselves. He said that he would lead the clan to the capital to report this.
The news spread to Zhigu Village, and the brave man who led a hundred soldiers into Liukou Town and killed Li Jie had to take another trip. After this trip, no one in the entire Liukou Town talked anymore. tongue.
Although there are many people in the town who have had unclear relations with Li Yaozhao, those who survive are very sensible.
After that, the brave man was stationed at a private port outside Zhigu Village, and the sailors Li Yun slowly recruited also gathered there.
This young man was quite experienced in doing things, and he slowly and methodically built things up to a certain scale.
At first, no one in Zhigu Village knew what he planned to do. Later, he had a woman living in the courtyard, and she often went out to buy clothes, jewelry, rouge and gouache.
Some well-informed people say that this is the flower girl who disappeared from Xin'an Hairubei a few days ago. She can sing Yuanben and Zhugong tunes, which is rare in modern times.
When Mrs. Hua was recognized, she didn't hide it. Such a person from the Jiaofang Division was able to show off her figure and was good at flattering. She went back and forth and even had many merchants and concubines in the outer rooms of Zhigu Village. She has become a standout figure among the female family members.
According to Mrs. Hua, there was really a very powerful person behind Li Yun. The hundreds of soldiers killed by Li Yun were just the hairs on the big man's legs.
However, Li Yun was very secretive about the situation of this important person, even to the person he loved so much. The purpose of coming to Zhigu Village was to organize a fleet to travel between Zhongdu and Shandong in the future.
Do some business.
Those who knew the inside story in Shandong felt that this idea was a bit ridiculous. They knew that in the past two years, famine has continued on the roads of Shandong and thieves have appeared in droves. It was not peaceful at all. At least, it was definitely not a place where novices could do business.
However, occasionally someone reminded Li Yun, and Li Yun just smiled and nodded and said he understood, and made no move to change his mind. Obviously, the family behind Li Yun is indeed powerful, and maybe they don't care whether it succeeds or not, or maybe the family is really committed to it.
With strength, nothing is impossible.
All in all, Li Yun does have the backing of a big shot, and there is nothing suspicious about this.
More than two months passed quickly.
Everyone in the village was staring at the disturbance in Zhongdu City, but there was no movement in Zhongdu City. On the contrary, the news coming to Zhigu Village from all over was becoming more and more worrying.
I heard that the Mongolian army captured Hejian Prefecture, the Mongolian army captured Daming Prefecture, the Mongolian army's outpost appeared in Cangzhou, and Dongping Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture were also attacked. I heard that the imperial troops were defeated in Xianzhou
, suffered a defeat in Cangzhou, and also suffered defeats in Xianzhou and Shenzhou. I heard that in these few defeats alone, we lost 30,000 to 50,000 troops and horses...
Some people heard the news and didn't care; some lamented that the building was about to collapse, and the Kingdom of Jin was afraid that it would not be able to survive this difficulty. Some secretly collected gold and silver to prepare for emergencies; others abandoned everything in Zhigu Village and headed to Zhigu Village.
Zhongdu went to seek refuge with a certain nobleman.
There was a lot of commotion inside and outside Zhigu Village, and because both the east and west roads in Hebei Province were caught in the flames of war, several rivers and canals in the south were cut off. A large number of defeated troops and refugees of both sexes and children fled north on foot and gathered in batches on the river beach below the village.
The number is no less than ten thousand.
In just a few days, no fewer than seventeen or eighteen riots broke out in the direction of the river bank. Naturally, some of the refugees were ferocious, and they were ordered to capture the river warehouse at Wozikou and robbed food.
Immediately, the Qingzhou defense envoys mobilized troops to suppress it, and there was a fight on both sides. As a result, the river warehouse was burned down, and the refugees fled again. Some went to Yancheng on the beach east of Qingzhou, and some ran into the lakes in Xin'an, Bazhou.
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The officials and merchants in Zhigu Village were afraid that the refugees would cause trouble, so they combined the force of each family to protect themselves. Some leaders of Caoding, Tsunado, and even the leaders of the smuggling fleet with strong connections behind them also hid.
Take refuge in the village.
As this went on day by day, the atmosphere in the village became more and more solemn. Many people hoped that the court would find a solution and kept sending people out to inquire, but the news they brought back was never good.
Originally, we were only worried about the Mongolian attack, but yesterday a messenger rushed back from Zhongdu, saying that there was also trouble in Zhongdu. Several groups of soldiers and horses who had no idea where they came from were fighting each other, and most of the city was covered in blood. The officials
I don’t know how many people died, and even the palace was affected.
As a result, everyone in Zhigu Village was frightened. Somehow, in just one day, all kinds of rumors started to spread, becoming more and more unbelievable, and they happened to come to life one after another.
Some say that the Mongolian army has entered Zhongdu, some say that the emperor and his ministers were captured by the Mongol Khan, some say that the rebels in Zhongdu rebelled, killed all the dynasty clans, and installed a certain Khitan clan as the emperor;
It was said that it was not the Khitan clan but Brother Yeluliu from Liaodong who led the troops into the city.
Inexplicably, these words spread throughout the homes of many powerful and wealthy businessmen. Some female relatives were worried about the situation at home, crying and shouting to go to Zhongdu to visit, while some were more pessimistic and sought death that night.
That night, Zhigu Village was in chaos all night long. I don't know how many people stayed up all night. Unexpectedly, there were some people who were very courageous and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob. They robbed two shops and killed some of the workers.
The next day, the capital commander, Jiagu Ali, sent soldiers to patrol the streets to suppress the situation, but the atmosphere in Zhigu Village couldn't help but become increasingly weird.
At noon that day, the door of a house suddenly opened, and a young man slowly walked out of the door.
This young man is not tall and has a very handsome appearance. However, his walking posture is a bit stiff. One arm is tied to a wooden board and hung around his neck with a strip of cloth... It is Li Yun.
Li Yunren stood at the door, stood still for a moment, straightened his robe, and said kindly to the courtyard: "You worked hard yesterday, you don't need to accompany me now... In half an hour, pack up your belongings and drive the car out."
Then he went down the steps and headed towards the military camp.
Previously, because of Li Zhigu's incident, everyone in Zhigu Village was a little wary of him. But in the next two months, Li Yun did not act and speak in a domineering manner in Zhigu Village. Instead, he acted like a junior and treated some
Big businessmen and big businessmen respect him very much.
Over and over again, his popularity is quite good.
When he saw him passing by, someone greeted him and casually asked him what he was going to do.
Li Yun saw that no one else was paying attention on the left and right streets, and lowered his voice: "My family master has sent news from Zhongdu. There is really a big mess! I have something important to do, and I have to deal with it immediately!"
"What happened? What happened?" the man asked quickly.
Li Yun shook his head repeatedly: "I can't tell, I can't tell!"
After saying that, he nodded to say goodbye and continued to move forward.
The person who was answering Li Yun's eyes darted around for a while. When he saw Li Yun's figure turning around and disappearing, he hurriedly ran back to his house.
But Li Yun walked leisurely, and in a blink of an eye he entered another diagonal road.
Of course, someone also greeted him and casually mentioned that the rumors last night were true or false.
Li Yun carefully looked around the road to the left and right, and sneered repeatedly: "Haha, those rumors are naturally false, but something big really happened in Zhongdu!"
"What happened?" Bystanders asked in shock.
But Li Yun shook his head like a rattle and refused to say anything. He just said that he had something to do and took his leave.
After listening to Li Yun's call, the man pondered for a long time. When he wanted to ask more questions, he saw that Li Yun had already gone far away.
Li Yun made a turn and went around another side alley.
If it were in a normal city, someone would have noticed that Li Yun's behavior was abnormal. But now, firstly, people are panicking, and secondly, the roads in Zhigu Village are really messy, so no one really goes there in particular.
Calculate Li Yun's movements.
Seeing him hurriedly coming out of the alley, a carriage of a wealthy businessman passed by. Li Yun looked over and called out: "Old Li, where are you going?"
The merchant surnamed Li only said that he wanted to go to Zhuangzi in the countryside for a while. Li Yun shook his head repeatedly: "Haha, haha, Old Li, Old Li, something big happened in Zhongdu City! No matter where you hide, you can't escape!
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"What's going on?" the wealthy businessman hurriedly stepped out of the car and asked.
Li Yun, however, quickly disappeared into the distance.
In a blink of an eye, he went around two or three times between the two high mountains, met seven or eight people, and said a few scattered words to each of them.
At this time, how many people are helpless? How many people are impatient?
Those seven or eight people quickly spread Li Yun's words. Within half an hour, everyone with some influence in Zhigu Village knew:
Li Yun, the latest news in Zhongdu City is true! He has something to do in a hurry... The flower girl in his house is packing up her belongings to drive the car! There must be something ghostly!