Assassin A

Picking tea is not picking lotus, far away from the upper cliff.The cloth leaves are warm in spring, and the baskets are full and the sun is slanting.

On the old Zhishan Temple Road, when I stayed at the barbarian's house.May I ask Wang Suncao, when will the flowers bloom.

——Quoted from Huang Furan (Tang Dynasty), "Send Lu Hongjian to Pick Tea at Qixia Temple" Tea is one of the main specialties of the Southern Region and one of the important economic lifelines of the Southern Region.Tea is the favorite of dignitaries and literati.The tea country is a place where they are keen to play.

Fifteen followed the guards and traveled with the King of Qingnan, but revisited the old place with a lot of emotion.

Perhaps it was due to the experience of being assassinated last time, this time Rong Min changed his attire of a nobleman in luxurious clothes, an ordinary cotton gown, not even a jade pendant bag, he worked hard, only his favorite one A rhino horn wrench is still worn on the right index finger.

But Shiwu still sniggered in his heart.Changing the clothes can't change the surname, even if a prince changes the clothes, how can he change the arrogance and arrogance in his expression?

A high-spirited young man in a cloth shirt, surrounded by a group of guards who look like friends but are respectful, this kind of low-level disguise is equivalent to telling others: Hey, there are some important people in plain clothes who are looking for them, those who are wronged will be redressed, those who have revenge ~ Sure enough, King Qingnan and his party went to the small town restaurant at the foot of the mountain after visiting the tea town. As soon as they sat down and ordered some snacks, the boss came to spy on them. .

Rong Min was still pretending, and only suggested that the boss should tell the local government the truth.

The boss rolled his eyes and put on a bitter look: "Which company in the same industry is not helping each other? It's like we open a shop to do business. The one in the east sells a pot of rice wine for [-] yuan, and we want to sell it for [-] yuan. Eight dollars is not enough, so it’s not good for one’s own people to tear down one’s own platform, right?”

Shiwu thought, this boss is a shrewd man, and he never said the words "officials and officials protect each other".

Cai Ting, who was traveling together, smiled and said, "As far as I know, the wine tax is not very high. It seems that your store is not big, but the business is very good. Is there any dissatisfaction with the boss?"

The boss smiled wryly: "Guests don't know, my tavern has always sold a special tea wine from our tea village. It tastes sweet and light, and customers from far and near like it very much. There are also tourist merchants who buy and sell it to the north every year. The bad thing is that this wine needs to be brewed with tea and rice. It was fine in previous years, but this year, for some reason, the tea tax has to be paid after the wine tax has been paid. In this way, if a pot of tea wine is sold at the original price, it will cost It takes more than a dozen dollars to cover the capital. How can we afford to do business with a small capital?"

As he spoke, he pointed to an overturned bamboo sign on the wall and said, "This sign is the liquor license for tea wine. Since the tea tax was raised this year, I dare not put it up for sale. It's a pity that my family has brewed a lot, and now it can only be buried in the The underground dare not sell."

Rong Min smiled slightly: "What if you just raise your money a bit? As long as the alcoholics in the world become addicted, it doesn't matter if you charge a few more coins."

The boss sighed: "Guest officer, our South Region is a good place to eat and drink without worrying about eating and drinking. But it's hard to live without copper coins in your pocket if you are full! Just look at the people in this street market, there are hundreds of coins in their pockets. I’m afraid there is only one out of ten people with money. Why don’t merchants in the north say that the south looks rich but poor?”

How could Rong Min not know these people's sentiments in the Southern Region?

His land is rich in products, but the hateful thing is that there are things that cannot be transported out.The Southern Territory is no different than Yuncheng, which is located in the southwest. Although the transportation there is also inconvenient, it mainly produces jade and jade wares, and a good product is worth thousands of taels of silver.

The same people, the tea farmers in the Southern Region earn only a few taels a year for their hard work, while the miners in Yuncheng can earn dozens of taels a year.If there are no roads and bridges for foreign transportation in the land dominated by agriculture, the final result will be the end of the southern region today.

That's why he spent a lot of money to buy off the governor of the Fengzhou Canal section of the water conservancy. As long as the canal in Yushu County, which borders Fengzhou and Nanyu, is opened, he would rather the local government invest in the construction of a canal section that can connect to the Afu River.

In this way, the rice, tea, vegetables, fruits, spices, and aquatic products from the southern region can be transported to the north to sell at a good price.The people in their own land can also live a good life with money in their pockets and food at home.

snort!The tea envoys and inland tea merchants have lowered the price of tea year after year, isn't it just bullying the inconvenient transportation in the southern region?

This shortcoming has always been the heart disease of successive Qingnan kings.

How many times have I written to the imperial court, but it is a pity that the construction of the canal involves too much.Docks, road selection, and relocation of aborigines are all major events.In addition, some people deliberately oppressed, I am afraid that the influx of low-priced and high-quality goods from the southern region will crowd the business of the northern states.

Finally, now that the situation in the northern border is tense and the Ryukyu country is provoking frequently, the emperor finally has to rely on his big granary in the southern region!

Rong Min smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the boss, the poor days of the people in the Southern Region are coming to an end. I heard that the canal will be built to our side soon. From now on, your tea and wine, the tea from the tea farmers, the rice from the farmers, and even the fish from the fishermen Aquatic products can be sold at a good price. Five years later, when I come to drink your rice wine again, let's invite ten people from the street to see who doesn't have a few taels of silver in their pockets?"

The boss stared wide-eyed, and asked again and again: "Is it true to be objective? Didn't you make fun of me, an old man half buried in the earth?"

Rong Min shook his head, beckoned him to come forward, and said in a low voice: "King Rongmin of Qingnan, he will never deceive his people." After saying that, there was an open-minded smile unique to those in power.

From Fifteen's point of view, this is a certain prince waiting for the common people to worship inexplicably astonished.

As a result, the owner of the restaurant fell to his knees with a groan, and slapped his thigh: "The grass people have already seen that, sir, you have an extraordinary demeanor. The grass people expected that you are a high-ranking official, and you are actually the real prince." , Caomin Sansheng is lucky~~"

Rong Min twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, "Get up and talk, I'm visiting privately in a micro-service, I don't want to make a big fuss."

The boss choked for a moment, looked around at the guards A, B, B, D, and D who were sitting upright beside him with a stern face, and then looked at the wrench on the prince's finger, hesitant to speak.

At the beginning of the fifteenth, he smiled quietly... Look, I said that this kind of low-level disguise can't deceive people, right?

A prince came to the wine shop in a small town in a tea town, and the boss naturally poured out all the good things in the shop, and the soups, side dishes, and snacks that were served one after another were all thoughtful.

Cai Ting is addicted to alcohol, just now when the boss mentioned tea and wine, his index finger moved, and now he even asked for a jar to drink.

When the wine is served on the table, it is poured out with a greenish yellow color, and it is full of fragrance.Take a sip, slightly sweet and mellow, it really is a good wine!

Fifteen flapped his nose a few times.People in the Xuanji camp were never allowed to drink alcohol, but seeing Cai Ting drink a sip and praise, and then recite poems and odes after drinking two bowls... It's unbelievable, to him, it smells like any wine.

Before serving the food on the prince's table, the guards tasted it one by one. King Qingnan is a generous master. Basically, what he has there is also what the guards have on the table.

Fifteen picked up a glutinous rice ball and ate it.This stuff is steamed with glutinous rice, beaten in a stone mortar, then wrapped with sweet bean stuffing and wrapped with sesame seeds.

Each one is round, soft and sticky, with an excellent taste.

Halfway through the meal, more guests entered the restaurant one after another.One of them walked steadily but landed silently. Fifteen's left hand quietly clasped two throwing knives in the palm of his hand, then his arms naturally hung on his legs, and his right hand continued to pinch glutinous rice balls to eat, and also picked up some vegetables with chopsticks.

Sitting opposite him is Pu Shao.

The head of the guards has softened his attitude towards him in recent days. Although he still ignores him, at least he is no longer cold-hearted.

Shiwu just wanted to wink at him, but suddenly remembered the experience that Pu Shao couldn't comprehend even when his eyes were cramped.This time, I simply picked up a cabbage and handed it over: "Brother Shao, eat some vegetables."

Pu Shao was surprised.Then, I was even more amazed that when Shiwu retracted his hand, there was an arrow drawn with vegetable soup pointing to the left on the table!

All the people at the table saw the arrow, so all the people at the table turned their heads to look at a certain guard sitting on the far left, staring at that guard trembling all over: "I, I, you..."

Fifteen just wanted to scratch the wall!

"Good wine!"

Suddenly, the guest who was suspected by Shiwu sniffled his nose and glared: "It smells so good! What kind of wine is this?" As he said that, he stretched out his nose and sniffed while approaching Rong Min's table.

Fifteen quickly picked up a plate of small river prawns and stood up. Da Lala rounded his arms and shouted loudly: "Boss! Why is there an escargot rolled in the fried prawns? It's so dangerous that my teeth will be scratched." !"

The wine shop was not big at all, and the Fifteen Da Ma Jindao made an exaggerated gesture, blocking the suspicious person's way.

Assassin A bared his teeth and smiled: "Damn it! I want to settle accounts with that boss, don't block my way!"

Face to face with the visitor.Fifteen remembered in his heart, a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and a hooked nose, black and thick hair rolled up high on the top of his head, with a white jade hairpin inserted in his hair.The beard has just been shaved, the cheeks are blue and white, if you grow a beard, you will have a beard, a square jaw with a shallow hook between the jaws, a wide mouth and thin lips.

The man smiled, reached out and patted Shiwu on the shoulder: "My little brother is so arrogant. Come, I will compensate you for this plate of fried river prawns."

"Are you the boss?"

"No."

"Then what does it matter to you?"

"I don't want you to be awkward with the boss, and I even pointed him to make wine to quench my thirst." As he said that, he was about to bypass Shiwu and continue walking.

Fifteen hangs up the face of a local ruffian and grabs the man by the collar: "I'm most annoyed at fake and just people like you, dogs and mice meddling in their own business! Beg to fight!"

The man waved his hand, "Brother!"

Fifteen raised the corners of his mouth and smiled evilly: "I'm not your brother, I'm your old man!"

Really!

Fifteen quietly withdrew from the battle.Pu Shao's reaction was too slow!Both he and the suspicious person pushed and shoved two or three times before the head guard turned around.

Assassins are not good at head-to-head fights, this kind of head-to-head work should be handed over to the group of big-armed guards in the palace.Fifteen stood firmly behind Qingnan King, with his right hand resting on Rong Min's shoulder, and his left hand still clasped the throwing knife, keeping his eyes on the six directions, always paying attention to whether there were other accomplices plotting against him in the shop.

Suddenly someone patted the back of his hand, and looked down, it was Rong Min.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a glutton."

Fifteen raised his eyebrows.Eye warning: you, eat your meal honestly.

Tch, Mr. Li has never doubted the judgment of the people in Xuanji Camp. This King of Qingnan is really not on his way!

Cai Ting suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Everyone step down, please come and sit with this friend."

Fifteen's eyes widened in an instant, and the black-eyed Ren'er almost flew out of the steel needle.One troublemaker is not enough, and another pops up?

It's a pity that the guards of the palace respected Mr. Cai very much, and immediately stopped when they heard the order, and stood aside respectfully.

Fifteen doesn't matter which bodhisattva Cai Ting is on.The suspicious person just now was able to hide like a loach under the siege of a group of guards. His figure and footsteps are absolutely extraordinary!

With a flick of the left hand, a silver light flickered.

The suspicious man waved his sleeve to block, with a sound of "Ding!", the flying knife was nailed to the lintel of the restaurant, buzzing.

Hidden Blade? !

Fifteen instantly tensed his body, staggered his feet, and slightly arched his back to get ready to go.A pair of eyes are not as usual, they are actually eerie and frightening.

At this moment, one hand grasped his left wrist: "It's okay." Rong Min stood up, "My friend, come over and have a drink to calm the nerves. My little brother has a bad temper and is aggressive. Don't be offended."

For the first time in Shiwuping's life, he had the thought of stabbing the protected person a few times.

The man with the square face raised his head and laughed: "It's not strange, it's not strange, I really like this kind of fiery temper." As he walked to the table, he looked Fifteen up and down, cupped his hands and said, "I'm pleading guilty. "

Fifteen smirked: "I'm going to An Daniu."

"We two brothers don't know each other, come, let's have a drink and get close." Saying that, La Shiwu was about to sit down.

Fifteen and one dodged and pushed, pushed the suspicious man who called himself Mu Zigui aside, sat down next to King Qingnan, and said nothing more.

Cai Ting greeted the people with a smile to refill the drinking utensils, and filled them up for the people himself, "Does Hero Mu also have the time to come to the Southern Region to play?"

heroes?

Assassin Jiamu memorized with a straight face: There is a "hero" named Mu Zigui, who likes to drink and is a bitch, no, a swordsman.

A certain hero laughed and said, "Mr. Cai is still handsome. To tell you the truth, I came here this time to beg someone with the lord." Then he cupped his hands to the King of Qingnan and said, "I don't know if the lord is willing to be a favor with me. ?”

Rong Min smiled slightly: "Shen Yufeng?"

"Exactly."

"No."

"Why?"

Rong Min said calmly: "He is no longer from your Xizui Building, he has long since surrendered to others as a spy, and plotted to assassinate this king. Is this related to you?" Seeing him shaking his head, he said: "It has nothing to do with it, why not?" Is it your turn to intercede for him?"

Mu Zigui smiled: "It's not pleading, it's just taking him back and punishing him according to the rules in our building."

Rong Min sneered: "No need. The king has already ordered someone to cut off his tendons, and now he will die or live like a useless person."

Cai Ting also played the side drum: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Hero Mu to be an important person at this time, and it's better to avoid some suspicions."

Mu Zigui hissed and showed embarrassment: "Shen Yufeng is our landlord's younger brother, and he has been used to being arrogant and domineering since he was a child. When he was in Yuncheng, he was prone to trouble, and his heart was simple, and he could not stand being provoked by others. I think that there may be something hidden about the assassination of the prince... ..."

Rong Min smiled: "Then please ask Master Mu to come back to the palace with us, and ask yourself if there is any hidden secret? However, if Shen Yufeng is obsessed with obsession, then don't blame Master Mu for not letting him go."

"So good."

Mu Zigui smiled confidently.

Fifteen felt that he was doomed this time.