Chapter 762 Assassination of Fan Li

November 17, Sanjiang Town.

Ten miles north of the town, there is a small hillside. Three different territory steles stand on three sides of the hillside, forming an equilateral triangle, which is the meeting point of the three major provinces.

As early as three days ago, the place was under martial law.

The Baotao Army, the [City-State in Northern Sichuan] and the Allied Army in the City-State in the South of Shonen each guarded one side, ready to fight. This doesn't look like signing an agreement. Those who don't know think it's a gang fight.

There is a table and three wooden chairs on the top of the hillside, one in the south and the other in the north. Both the table and the wooden chair are the simplest structure, which can be seen through at a glance and cannot hide anything.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the three groups of people and horses were divided into three sides and gathered towards the hillside.

The one leading the way to the south is Ouyang Shuo riding Xiaoqing. Xu Chu rode behind Ouyang Shuo on a green clam horse, his leopard eyes were looking around with fierce glints, making people dare not approach him.

Then came the bodyguards and the Sanqian Shenwuwei.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Ouyang Shuo got off his horse and led Fan Li to the top of the hill.

At the same time, Ximen officials and Caiyun Zhinan also came from both sides. Behind them, each followed a lord and an official. The lord is arranged by the city-state and is responsible for routine internal supervision; the officials are financial officials like Fan Li, responsible for interpreting the terms of the trade agreement.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and greeted first: "Lord Ximen, Lord Caiyun, I have been waiting for you for a long time, please sit down!" Then he sat down on the wooden chair to the south, and Fan Li stood behind Ouyang Shuo.

The official Ximen and Caiyun Zhinan looked at each other, and smiled wryly to themselves.

This is not the first time they have met this person in front of them, but it is the first time they have actually dealt with him. He is really strong. In this way, they seemed to be guests, and the relationship between host and guest was immediately established.

At this time, the two of them couldn't care less, they greeted each other a little stiffly, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit down on the north side. The lords and officials who followed also stood behind them.

Ouyang Shuo frowned, sensing that the lord standing behind Caiyun Zhinan was a little nervous.

"Is it because of today's big scene?" Ouyang Shuo muttered to himself.

He had no way of guessing why the other party was nervous, but he was secretly on guard. There were quite a few people who were dissatisfied with today's signing ceremony, and Ouyang Shuo would never allow it to be sabotaged.

"let's start!"

Ouyang Shuo turned his head to signal Fan Li, there was nothing strange on his face.

Fan Li understood, and put the trade agreement that had been prepared in triplicate on the case table.

Negotiations on a trade agreement started days ago and the details are being finalized. Ouyang Shuo had no objection to the two clauses that Fan Li emphasized, so it was settled.

The two major city-states do not have much room for bargaining. Even if Shanhai City sets a threshold, they can still obtain huge profits from this trade agreement.

The wilderness seeks a territory to cooperate with Shanhai City, but it doesn't know how many.

Ouyang Shuo decided to cooperate with the two major city-states to establish trade channels. Apart from the strategic consideration of the security of the northern border, there were other "ambitions" hidden in it. Since entering the wilderness, his strategy of "breeding Gu" has never stopped.

It's just that the stages are different, there are different variants, and they are more secretive.

Whether it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom or [Lingnan City-State], they only started harvesting when Ouyang Shuo felt that they were fattened up.

Although there are risks in the process, the rewards are huge. The foundations of the counties won are not bad, and after a period of operation, they can get rich returns.

At this stage, "raising Gu" is actually still going on, but the target has quietly shifted to the two major city-states. If their territory is well-developed in commerce and trade, and they win it in the future, Shanhai City will naturally benefit from it.

Take the surrounding territories to "grow together" with Shanhai City, and wait for the "grown mature" before harvesting. This is the essence of "raising Gu".

Otherwise, the gap between these territories and Shanhai City is too great, and even if they are won, they will have to work hard to manage them.

This is a conspiracy, and there is no way to break it.

"The two of you have no objection to the content of the agreement, right?" Ouyang Shuo asked with a smile.

"no problem."

The senior officials of Ximen and Caiyun Zhinan didn't know what kind of trade agreement Shanhai City signed with other territories, so they couldn't see the tricks in it at all.

Even if they instinctively felt something was wrong, they couldn't refute it.

"That's good, sign the contract!"

Ouyang Shuo picked up the brush and signed his name first.

This trade agreement is legally binding and not a joke. Any breach of contract by either party has to bear huge risks.

Such an agreement is also a bargaining chip for the two major city-states to feel at ease.

"With it, I think it will not be attacked by Shanhai City." The lords thought so.

In fact, how could it be so simple.

Ouyang Shuo doesn't know how the two city-states operate, but Shanhai City has hidden chess hidden in the two city-states, and it's too easy to create the "false appearance" that the two city-states broke the contract.

Therefore, even such a legally binding trade agreement cannot be a permanent talisman in the eyes of wise people.

This is the wilderness, where is the real long-term peace.

Just when Ouyang Shuo was about to sign the third agreement, an accident happened.

Ouyang Shuo suddenly felt a killing intent rushing towards his face, what shocked Ouyang Shuo even more was that the killing intent was not directed at him, but Fan Li standing behind him.

"not good!"

Ouyang Shuo didn't even think about it, he stood up and stood in front of Fan Li.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a gunshot, a bullet pierced through the air, and with a "puff", it pierced into Ouyang Shuo's left shoulder in the light of the calcium carbide fire. At this time, Ouyang Shuo hadn't fully stood up yet.

Almost, the bullet was about to enter his forehead.

Ouyang Shuo immediately felt a piercing pain, and he couldn't move his entire left arm. He could clearly feel that the bullet penetrated the skin, tore the muscles, and almost shattered the shoulder blade.

If Ouyang Shuo hadn't practiced well enough, the "Huangdi Neijing" had strengthened his skin membrane toughness and the strength of his muscles and bones. If he was shot by a musket at such a close range, his bones might be smashed to pieces immediately.

With a "swipe", Ouyang Shuo pulled out the Chixiao Sword from his waist, with a cold light.

Looking up, the assailant was indeed the lord standing behind Caiyun Zhinan, and the white fireworks from the western pistol in his hand were still floating in the air before they completely dissipated.

"How dare!"

Ouyang Shuo made a wrong step and activated the [Dragon Body] that came with the Yunlong Nine Patterns Battle Boots. His body turned into an afterimage, and in an instant, he bypassed the case and appeared in front of that person. The Chixiao Sword was already on the opponent's side neck.

"If you dare to move, I'll let you see Hades immediately!" Ouyang Shuo said coldly.

The lord was also a young man, as if he hadn't reacted to the accident yet, looking at the sword on his neck, he didn't know how to react for a moment.

According to the plan, he would be able to kill Fan Li with one shot. The weapon in his hand was a special western musket, a quasi-magic weapon acquired by the master behind him after spending a lot of money.

Fan Li is a business sage, and one of the four giants of Shanhai City's civil official group. Once he was killed in such a public place, Wuyi would definitely be furious, and the scheduled signing ceremony would naturally not be able to proceed.

Qiyue Wuyi was furious, fearing that he would immediately go to war with the two major city-states.

In this way, the purpose of his master behind him has been achieved.

This person never expected that Qiyue Wuyi's perception was so keen that he could detect even the slightest leak of murderous intent, and he rescued Fan Li at a critical moment.

As for abolishing Qiyue Wuyi's arm, it will not help at all.

For players, what kind of injury can't be healed, and at the worst, it can be restored to normal through reincarnation. In their minds, a great lord like Qiyue Wuyi must have a doll on his body.

From the very beginning, they targeted Fan Li for the assassination, but they failed in the end.

"Since it failed, there is nothing to say." The young lord regained his composure. He knew very well from the moment he received the plan that regardless of the success or failure of the assassination operation, [Shonan City-State] had no place for him.

The back road, the master behind him has already made arrangements.

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It wasn't until Ouyang Shuo subdued the assassin that the other people present reacted.

"Lin Fen, what are you doing?"

Caiyun Zhinan was very angry, his eyes were burning. Caiyun Zhinan was angry not only because of the assassination, but also because of being betrayed for no reason. What happened to the city-state made him feel ashamed.

Looking at the gloomy expression on the official Ximen's face, one could tell how angry this ally was.

"I know what I'm doing." Lin Fen, the assassin, looked calm.

"You." Caiyun Zhinan said angrily, "I'll settle the score with you later."

Caiyun Zhinan turned to look at Ouyang Shuo, and said sincerely: "Lord Wuyi, I swear, this is completely Lin Fen's personal behavior, and has nothing to do with [Shunan city-state]. convenient."

Caiyun Zhinan now only hopes to clarify the misunderstanding, put aside the relationship between Lin Fen and the city-state, and try his best to save it.

Before Ouyang Shuo could speak, the guards at the foot of the mountain and the Shenwuwei were blown up. Unexpectedly, under Xu Chu's leadership, he was about to rush to the top of the mountain.

Seeing this, the city-state coalition forces deployed in the other two directions are also ready to go. The large troops farther away got the news and moved quietly.

If one is not good, I'm afraid it will trigger a big melee.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo didn't have time to pay attention to Caiyun Zhinan, and shouted down the mountain: "Stop, everyone!"

"Your Majesty!" Xu Chu was a little anxious.

Ouyang Shuo had to emphasize again, "Don't come up."

"promise!"

Xu Chu gritted his teeth, nodded, and watched all directions vigilantly, ready for a big battle at any time.

Caiyunzhinan and Ximen officials also reacted at this time, and stopped their respective coalition forces from rushing up in time, so that the crisis was resolved.

Thinking back, they felt chills in their hearts.

A bad consequence is unimaginable, and the intentions of the people behind it are really sinister.

Ouyang Shuo's shoulder was still bleeding, but he didn't care. He still had a smile on his face, and said to Caiyun Zhinan, "Lord Caiyun, don't worry about it. I can still see through this little trick. Some episodes won't affect our cooperation. .”