Chapter 211: Mountain Beauty
How dangerous Shao Pingbo is, he doesn't know, and needs to be understood slowly.
Although he has a lot of autonomy, it is not so easy for a person with Shao Pingbo's identity to attack him. He has no chance to get close to him, and he will not be able to kill him if he gets close.
This matter is quite embarrassing for him, he can only slowly understand and ponder over it.
After returning to the small courtyard rented in the city, he spread out the map of Beizhou Capital City and stared at it for a long time.
Then spread out a blank sheet of paper, and began to draw a diagram of the relationship between the characters around Shao Pingbo on the paper, and marked the situation Wu Sanliang learned on the diagram to avoid forgetting it. The character relationship map is not complete, Wu Sanliang has not been here for a long time, and his understanding is limited, so he has to find out and fill in the rest.
Snapped!
Something landed in the yard outside the house.
Lu Shengzhong quickly rolled up the things on the table and hid them before he opened the door and went out.
There was no one in the yard, there was only a piece of paper. I went to pick it up and saw that there was a stone wrapped in the paper.
He quickly opened the courtyard door and looked around the street, only to see sporadic people coming and going, and he didn't know who threw it in.
He closed the door, went back to the house, and spread out the ball of paper to check. There was a special drawing on the corner of the ball of paper. At a glance, he knew that it was a message from Niu Youdao. This was the mark that Niu Youdao had agreed with him.
He has no direct contact with Niu Youdao, and Jin Chi's traveling in the city is also a loophole, which is easy to arouse suspicion, and it is also to ensure his safety.
Niu Youdao didn't say who the middleman who contacted him was. He only arranged for him to do business on the street. If he had something to tell the other party, someone would naturally pass the news to Niu Youdao.
The paper is full of secret language, Lu Shengzhong translated it with a pen first, and then checked it carefully.
The contents of the secret letter made him find a way to get online with Shao Pingbo's two younger brothers, Shao Wubo and Shao Fubo, and let them know something.
After reading what was pointed out, Lu Shengzhong thought about it, and burned the secret letter and the translated things together.
Turning around, he found the relationship diagram of the characters he had drawn just now, touched his chin and continued to ponder, his eyes were flickering...
In Lingbo's mansion, in the study, Shao Pingbo got official documents one by one, and made instructions one by one and put them aside.
He was so busy that before lunch, the housekeeper Shao Sanxing stepped forward to remind him: "Eldest Young Master, take a rest."
He took out a report and handed it over with both hands, "The news from Qingshan County, Shang Chaozong has taken over the military and political power of Qingshan County and Guangyi County!"
Brightness suddenly appeared in Shao Pingbo's eyes, he suddenly raised his head, reached for the report, and opened it for a closer look.
After reading it, he said in a muffled voice after a long time: "I know that Feng Lingbo is not the opponent of Shang Chaozong, and sooner or later he will be annexed by Shang Chaozong, but I didn't expect such a fast, so fast integration speed!"
His eyes fell on the content of the report again, and he muttered, "New Deal... Farmers don't pay taxes for farming. As long as they settle in the two counties, they will get a share of the land, and the tax for merchants will be halved. How can he get so much financial resources?"
Shao Sansheng: "It should be because of the strong support of Tianyumen, otherwise, it would not be so easy for the two counties to support Tianyumen alone, and the military and political expenses of the two counties themselves. Without the support of Tianyumen, Shang Dynasty Zong would not be able to do this."
Shao Pingbo leaned on the back of his chair and sighed softly: "Farmers don't pay taxes for farming, which will inevitably attract refugees from all over the world to cultivate. If there are more people gathered, business will inevitably prosper. In addition, merchants' business tax will be halved. Under the double temptation, it will inevitably attract a large number of merchants to do business. The population is prosperous, and the grain accumulated by all the people needs money and money, people and people, and food and food, which is called long-term vision, so it can be seen that Dachan Mountain is not as good as Tianyumen!"
Shao Sansheng: "With the expenses of so many people in Dachan Mountain, it is not easy to make a decision like Tianyumen. The small place also has the advantages of being small. The impact of Tianyumen's loss of one or two people is not big. If Beizhou is such a big land, Tianyumen might not be able to afford it."
Shao Pingbo waved his hand, with a helpless expression on his face. He didn't want to mention this matter, and threw the report back on the case. He didn't want to read it, but he was envious and annoyed. If Dachanshan could show such courage to support the Shao family, he wouldn't have to bother so much, and it would save a lot of trouble.
Shao Sansheng: "It has been confirmed that Niu Youdao has indeed returned to Qingshan County, and is currently living in seclusion in the valley outside the county town."
"Live in seclusion in the valley outside the city?" Shao Pingbo narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is there any chance to kill him directly?"
Shao Sansheng shook his head: "It's difficult. I sent people to try to get close, but I couldn't get close at all. Two of them have already lost their hands. According to the news, the three sects of Liuxianzong, Fuyunzong, and Lingxiu Mountain have migrated there as a whole. Niu Youdao is surrounded by a huge group of monks. The masters are gathered. They are many times stronger than the guards around Shang Chaozong. There is no chance for outsiders to attack. Even if a large number of monks gather to attack, I'm afraid he will slip away before seeing him."
"It's a guilty conscience to pull so many people to protect you!" Shao Pingbo snorted coldly, and then slowly said: "The three factions attached to the Song family have turned to him instead. It seems that the Song family's tragedy may really be done by him."
Shao Sansheng: "Eldest Young Master, he has already returned to Qingshan County, can we do something about Chiyang Zhuguo?"
Shao Pingbo asked back: "Is there anything unusual over there in Jinzhou?"
Shao Sanxing: "No abnormalities have been found yet?"
Shao Pingbo asked again, "How long has it been since the Ice and Snow Pavilion incident happened?"
Shao Sanxing: "It's been almost three months."
A coldness flashed across Shao Pingbo's eyes, "Wait! If you don't move, you will be killed with one blow. You can't give him another chance to stand up. This dog is cunning. If he is hiding from the limelight and hasn't rescued him, we won't be able to find out what he's up to..." Speaking of this, he was stunned.
He slowly turned his head to look at Shao Sansheng, and asked: "If a good doctor comes to treat Xiao Tianzhen, do you think Hai Ruyue will agree?"
"Naturally, I will agree. Even if it can't be cured, it is inevitable to try with a glimmer of hope. Over the years, Hai Ruyue has taken the initiative to find many good doctors..." Speaking of this, Shao Sansheng was also stunned, and immediately showed a look of enlightenment.
He understood what Shao Pingbo meant. If Niu Youdao hadn't treated him with Chiyang Vermilion Fruit, Hai Ruyue would naturally agree. If he had already been cured, then there would be no need for Hai Ruyue to seek treatment if a good doctor came to his door.
This is to test! Shao Sansheng nodded and said: "Understood, this old servant will arrange suitable personnel."
Chunfeng Building, the largest brothel in Beizhou Prefecture, with Yingying, Yanyan and flowers in front of the gate, welcomes and sends guests in and out.
Opposite the Chunfeng Building is a restaurant, at the window on the second floor, Lu Shengzhong is sitting in front of a table of wine and dishes, drinking slowly.
"Mr. Wu, go slowly." The old bustard's exaggerated tone sounded.
Lu Shengzhong, who was facing the window, turned his head to look at the opposite side of the window, and saw three gorgeously dressed youths strutting out, the young man named Wu Tiannan in the middle was especially taken care of by the old bustard.
A lot of money is inevitable to get the old bustard to send him off enthusiastically. Wu Tiannan also has another identity, the son of the county magistrate of Pingchuan County, who has contacts with Shao's Wubo and Fubo brothers, so there is no friendship.
However, it was such a person that Lu Shengzhong stared at him for a few days.
No way, Niu Youdao said that Shao Pingbo was so dangerous, and according to the situation that he inquired, Shao Pingbo and his two younger brothers didn't seem to get along very well. He was worried that the two brothers were also under Shao Pingbo's surveillance, so they didn't dare to contact directly, and those who were too close to the two brothers didn't dare to contact rashly.
Watching Wu Tiannan leave, Lu Shengzhong also threw money on the table, got up and left...
Two days later, Lu Shengzhong appeared in a city outside Beizhou, and also came to a brothel.
"Your guest doesn't want a girl, but he insists on seeing me, so is it possible that he is still interested in me?" The fat old bustard covered her mouth and giggled.
Lu Shengzhong showed a golden ticket and pushed it in front of her.
The old bustard stopped laughing immediately, looking at the 10,000 gold ticket on the table, his eyes gleamed fiercely.
"Young, beautiful, good figure, good at playing and singing, good at poetry and songs, good at pretending, good at acting!" Lu Shengzhong flicked a finger out as a request, "If you can find it, the money is yours!"
Finally, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the backyard of the brothel, and a woman wearing a veil to cover her face with a graceful figure walked out of the backyard, followed Lu Shengzhong, and got into the carriage together.
With a sound of the whip, the wheels rolled away...
The sound of the pharynx flute echoed in the mountains and forests.
After several rides stopped, Wu Tiannan on horseback looked around, fixed eyes, and stared blankly at a hill in the shade beside the road. He saw a woman in white clothes fluttering like snow, with a beautiful and soft face, holding a flute in her slender fingers, playing a sad tune, and her expression was full of sadness.
Seeming to have noticed the rude peeping here, the beautiful woman stopped playing, frowned slightly, turned and went down the backside of the hill.
Wu Tiannan and several of his followers looked at each other, they were all a little surprised, looking at that clear and pure appearance, they knew that she was a girl from a good family, how could such a beautiful and good family come from this mountain?
Several people looked at each other and winked, and rode their horses to the foot of the mountain together, only to find a carriage parked in the woods.
Several people jumped off their horses, climbed up the hill, and saw the graceful figure of the woman in white again.
However, there was a man beside the woman, who was burning incense and paper in front of an old tombstone. A man and a woman were obviously paying homage to someone.
This place is in Pingchuan County, Wu Tiannan strode down the hill with full confidence, and led several people to the grave.
A man and a woman looked back, and the man was none other than Lu Shengzhong.
Looking closely at the woman's appearance, she was even more elegant and pleasant, with a slightly elegant and bookish look, fair skin, coupled with the graceful figure with slender waist and breast augmentation, Wu Tiannan's eyes lit up immediately, he did not expect there to be such a beautiful woman in Pingchuan County.
choke! With a sound of sword sound, Lu Shengzhong suddenly grabbed the precious sword beside him, drew the long sword out of its sheath, and with a wave of his hand, a burst of sword energy cut off a nearby thorny thorn.
Wu Tiannan and the others were startled, only to realize that they had bumped into a monk, and quickly put away their evil thoughts.
"What do you want to do?" Lu Shengzhong asked coldly, with a warning look in his eyes.
Wu Tiannan hurriedly waved his hands: "Master, don't get me wrong, I was just passing through this place, and suddenly I saw a weak woman haunting the mountains and fields alone, worried about her safety, so I followed her to have a look."
Lu Shengzhong said coldly: "Do you think I will believe it?"