Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 105 Dog bites dog, cat pounces on cat (3k)

"Gao Lang!"

A heavily made-up dancer knocked on the door of Gao Huan's hotel room and pulled Gao Huan out of bed.

"Qiuliang, oh no, Yunniang, where are you taking me?"

The dancer named Yunniang stamped her feet because Gao Huan called her the wrong name, but she quickly said, "Gao Lang, the shops you asked me to watch over have been surrounded!"

"Who is so brave?"

Ever since he got close to Su Ze, Gao Huan had finally gained a foothold in Luoyang and understood the ins and outs of this Sitong city.

In the past, when Gao Huan came to Luoyang, he could only lead a horse to sell goods. These people were called traveling merchants and peddlers. Those foreign merchants who traveled to Luoyang were basically of this type.

Merchants had to pay city gate taxes when traveling, and market entry taxes when entering the market town to sell their goods. Gao Huan also had to hand over horse leg money every time he sold a horse. It was inevitable that there would be exploitation at every level.

If he didn't want to be exploited, he had to open his own shop, so Gao Huan wanted to open a horse shop to make it convenient to do business in Luoyang.

However, opening a store in Luoyang was extremely difficult. Gao Huan relied on Su Ze's relationship to obtain permission from Henan Prefecture.

Those shops that have been open for a long time in Sitong City have the support of ministers.

Gao Huan also investigated several shops selling southern goods, but he did not dare to act rashly. He just asked the dancers he was familiar with to watch over the shops.

I didn't expect that there were people braver than me and openly surrounded these shops.

The merchants in Sitong City loved to watch the excitement the most. Seeing these shops being surrounded, the onlookers, including merchants and peddlers, formed another circle. Gao Huan finally squeezed in with great difficulty.

All they saw was Hou Yuan, wearing a red helmet and silver armor, leading the soldiers from the Material Officer Camp, confronting the shop assistants.

Hou Yuan said righteously, "I am Hou Yuan, the commander of the Yulin Military Material Officer Camp. You are selling southern goods privately. Take all of you back to the City Gate Officer's cell for interrogation!"

Hou Yuan? Gao Huan remembered that Su Ze had mentioned this name. Is this guy Brother Su's enemy?
But what is the situation now? Brother Su's enemies surrounded the shop that sells southern goods illegally?

Dog bites dog?

Although the soldiers from the Material Officer Camp brought by Hou Yuan were all armed, the shop assistants who were protecting the shops did not hesitate at all. They also took out weapons from the shops and confronted the soldiers brought by Hou Yuan.

Hou Yuan has been arrogant since he was a child. He has basically been causing trouble all his life, and today he finally got the upper hand.

The private sale of southern goods is expressly prohibited by the imperial court, and as a Yulin, he also serves as a patrol officer and has the power to enforce the law on this matter.

It can be said that Hou Yuan has never done such a "righteous" thing in his life. He originally thought that the other party would definitely surrender and reveal the mastermind behind the sale of southern goods, and he could even use this merit to get promoted.

But I didn't expect this to be the result. The shop assistants held the shop and resisted stubbornly. Hou Yuan immediately waved his hand and said:
"Take it!"

But when he gave the order, none of the soldiers behind him stepped forward. Hou Yuan felt very embarrassed. He picked up his weapon and rushed forward, but an arrow shot out from the store and landed in front of Hou Yuan. A cold voice came from the store:
"Whoever crosses this arrow will die!"

This made Hou Yuan furious. Was his first attempt to enforce the law justly going to fail like this?
But Hou Yuan's feet seemed to be filled with lead and he couldn't move at all. The soldiers in the Material Officer Camp beside him were even more cowardly and all retreated several steps.

Gao Huan looked at Hou Yuan and his soldiers with disdain. If such soldiers were stationed in the Six Garrisons, they would have died countless times already.

In the "animal world" of Liuzhen, the slightest hesitation means a life. Even though he wants to be a bad guy, he dare not kill everyone. There is nothing to be afraid of about Brother Su, his enemy.

Or is it just his family background that is scary?

Just as the two sides were confronting each other, a short and fat man wearing a white round-necked official shirt squeezed in with his men. He suddenly blocked Hou Yuan's way:

"General Hou, calm down! I am Ma Cheng, a clerk in Sitong City. This shop is doing legitimate business. You can't arrest me!"

Hou Yuan had just been humiliated, and seeing that this petty official finally had a chance to vent his anger, he grabbed the man by the collar and said:

"This shop is selling southern goods without permission! Don't you market officials care?"

The clerk named Ma Cheng was not angry either, but whispered in Hou Yuan's ear:

"Marshal Hou, this shop belongs to Zhang Situ."

"What do you mean by Zhang or not?" Hou Yuan just said loudly, then immediately reacted and asked in a lowered voice, "What did you say? Is this Zhang Situ's shop?"

Of course, there was only one Zhang Situ in the current dynasty, and that was Situ Zhang Yi, who had retired due to illness and was recuperating at home.

Hou Yuan's face turned red and white. The owner of these shops could not be found out by Gao Huan, a messenger from the Six Garrisons, but it was no secret in the circle of powerful people in Luoyang.

However, Hou Yuan was excluded from the circle of powerful people in Luoyang because he had caused his father to be dismissed from office. He impulsively smashed the store without understanding the background of the store.

He was both ashamed and angry that he had to be reminded by a small city clerk after making such a joke.

Gao Huan, who was watching, naturally could not hear Hou Yuan's whisper. He only saw Hou Yuan drag the unlucky city official to the ground, punch him twice madly, and then leave with his men.

Such a good show ended so abruptly, and everyone dispersed. Only Gao Huan was smart enough to step forward, help up Ma Cheng, the innocent city clerk who was beaten, and carried him to his inn, where he called the "Blind Pharmacist".

After Gao Huan's hip injury healed, Su Ze asked the "Blind Pharmacist" to carry out medical treatment commissions in Sitong City. Although the pharmacist's eyes could not see clearly, he had excellent medical skills and used some cheap herbs, and he quickly became famous in Sitong City.

The pharmacist instructed Gao Huan to treat the wound of the city official, and then applied medicine to reduce swelling. Ma Cheng opened his eyes and saw Gao Huan, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your help, sir."

Gao Huan's charm was popular with both men and women. He quickly closed the distance between him and Ma Cheng. Gao Huan asked:

"Ma Shili, what did you say to make that marshal so angry?"

Ma Cheng sighed, told Gao Huan everything he had said, and also told him the background of those shops.

Gao Huan immediately took note of it, and asked the blind pharmacist to prep Ma Cheng a dose of medicine to reduce the swelling. Then he immediately rushed to Su Ze's house.

Gao Huan happened to meet Su Ze who was returning from the military camp. After telling Su Ze the news he had obtained, he found that Su Ze was not surprised at all.

"Brother Su, aren't you surprised?"

"What's so surprising? How can an ordinary merchant do such a thing as smuggling southern goods? It would be strange if there were no important officials behind it."

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Brother Su. So what should we do next?"

Su Ze thought for a moment and said, "Wait, He Liuhun, help me keep an eye on those shops, especially take note of the people coming in and out."

"Okay, wrap it up on me!"

After seeing Gao Huan off and pushing the door open, I heard a miserable cat cry.

Su Yuyao came over in a panic and said to Su Ze, "Brother, Fatty Orange is going crazy!"

Fat Orange is the docile raccoon that Su Ze bought from the store. Although this guy eats a lot, he has a docile personality, so Su Ze gave him to his sister Su Yuyao to raise and named him Fat Orange.

Ever since being raised by Su Yuyao, this guy's body has expanded even more. Su Ze even suspected that the system had given him a pig.

"where is it?"

"This way!"

Su Ze followed his sister into the yard, and saw a poor snow-white cat being pinned down and severely "ravaged" by Fatty Orange in the corner of the yard. The miserable cat cry just now was made by the snow-white cat.

Isn’t this the raccoon cat of Princess Chenliu?

Su Ze looked up and saw a masked woman in a green robe. She was looking at the snow-white raccoon pitifully, but she didn't dare to go forward to rescue it.

After seeing Su Ze, the masked woman hurriedly said, "Hurry up and save my Taxue!"

Su Ze stepped forward and grabbed Fat Orange, but the snow-white raccoon did not run away immediately. Instead, it waved its claws at Su Ze. Su Ze put Fat Orange down and said to the woman in green, "Look, it's your raccoon that doesn't want to let go."

The masked Princess Chenliu stamped her feet in anger, but soon the sound of Taxue's cry changed. Princess Chenliu suddenly understood what had happened and spat softly, "Things follow their owners!"

The atmosphere at the scene became awkward. Su Ze quickly distracted his sister and asked, "Why is she here?"

Su Yuyao was still wondering what happened to the two cats. After Su Ze asked, she quickly said, "It was the princess who sent Sister Luzhu. The princess said she would give Sister Luzhu to my brother."

The people of the Northern Wei Dynasty were open-minded. Although Su Yuyao was young, she understood some of the things she should understand.

Over the years, she has been looking forward to Su Ze getting married. In her opinion, the "Lüzhu" sister in front of her is the best candidate for her sister-in-law.

The maid in the princess's mansion, how many commoners in Luoyang are vying to marry her!

Moreover, I heard that Sister Lu Zhu has a lot of influence in front of the princess. If you marry her, she will give you some advice in front of the princess in the future. Wouldn’t your brother’s future be improved?

Seeing that Su Yuyao was still looking at Fatty Orange, Su Ze said, "Is the meal ready?"

Su Yuyao immediately said, "Brother, go back to the room first, I'll bring it to you."

After saying this, Su Yuyao winked at sister "Lüzhu" and ran to the kitchen to prepare meals for Su Ze.

Su Ze saw the fat orange creature causing trouble, so he stepped forward and kicked it. The beast turned around and saw Su Ze, and barked submissively, but its lower body continued to do what it was doing.

Su Ze could only carry it into the bushes, turned around and asked "Green Pearl":
"Why is Madam 'Green Pearl' here?"

Princess Chenliu continued to play the role of Luzhu, biting her lip and saying, "His Highness blamed Su Lang for not going to the Princess's residence to thank him for taking the horse, so he sent me to take a look."

It turned out that she was being blamed for not repaying her kindness. Princess Chenliu looked at the swaying in the bushes and said, "Hurry up and give me Taxue. I want to go back home!"

Su Ze had just started eating meat, so how could he bear this? He grabbed Princess Chenliu's hand and said:

"Didn't His Highness ask you to serve me?"

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