Xu Yang, the manager of the fur shop, came to Yinyang, but was just a slave in Yuwen Tianlu's mansion. He knew how to do martial arts, but he was proficient in worldly style and was good at analyzing intelligence, so Yuwen Gui sent him here and formed a branch of the meter organization.

Over the years, the competition organization he led has weaved the entire underground rivers and lakes of Yinyang City into a huge net, but in the eyes of outsiders, he is the owner of the fur shop, Shopkeeper Xu, who has accomplished nothing.

After Xu Yang gained his foothold in Yinyang, Yuwen Gui talked to him once. Although he didn't say it very clearly, he talked about a restaurant in Yinyang City several times, Li Ji Chen Bao.

At first, Manager Xu was very puzzled. With Yuwen Tianlu's identity as the commander-in-chief of the Western Army and Duke An, how could he attach so much importance to an inconspicuous restaurant? However, when he saw Li Ji and Chen Jiao's boss's wife, Manager Xu was shocked and sweated.

Too similar.

Just like it is carved from the same mold as the young lady. However, in terms of temperament and age, it is very different from the young lady. Compared with the young lady's dazzling glory, this boss lady has a calm temperament and is more calm in the world. The sufferings and dilemmas of life have not taken away her temperament, and seems to have seen through the joys and sorrows of life and death in the world.

Xu Yang never asked about the woman's identity, but every once in a while, he would go to Li Ji Chen Bao to buy wine, chat with the boss's wife about family matters, the quality of the business, the health of her husband, etc. Before leaving, he deliberately left a few more copper coins, which made the husband in her family who was sick all year round and jealous for years, thinking that there was something shameful between them.

The secret report was transmitted to the Duke's Mansion at the highest level. The boss never gave any instructions, but Xu Yang never neglected it, three times a month, never interrupted.

In the first few years, the Chishui wine that Li Ji had aged in the local area had a good reputation and a prosperous business. Later, her husband fell ill and almost spent all his savings. She never complained.

Ten years ago, a hall master of the Yulong Gang, the largest gang in Yinyang City, took a fancy to Li Ji Chenjie and took people to make trouble every three days, threatening to buy the recipe of Li Ji Chenjie and Chishui wine for three taels of silver. This kind of gang force is extremely common in the eyes of the people. Everyone thinks that when Li Ji Chenjie is in trouble, the Yulong Gang suddenly disappeared from Yinyang City.

Everyone thinks the boss lady is lucky.

Five years ago, a young man from the Zhang family, the third family of Yinyang, passed by Li Ji Chen Jiao, and fell in love with the boss's wife who was selling wine in the store, and insisted on forcing him to sell him as a concubine. That night, the Zhang family suffered a disaster, and none of them were spared, and the family had a lot of money and money. This incident caused a lot of sensation in Yinyang City. Even the government did not find out who did it, and it was finally left unresolved.

Everyone still thinks the boss lady is lucky.

After this incident, Xu Yang received a harsh warning from the capital. He scolded him for his unauthorized actions in his words, which scared Xu Yang for half a month. However, there was no further information. When he returned to Beijing to report his work at the end of the year, Yuwen Tianlu left him and personally made a pot of tea for him, which made him flattered.

A year ago, Cao Zhizang, who had just taken up his new position, found out where Duke An Guo’s hobby of drinking Chishui wine, which made his brother-in-law Cao Decai occupy Li Ji Chenji. Chishui wine became a hit in the capital with his name Yuwen Tianlu, and his wealth continued. When Xu Yang heard that the governor threw several glasses of angrily, he knew that this Cao Cao, whose nickname was Dewang, had a short life.

Cao Dewang, Cao Decai, and Xu Yang did not understand it. They sounded like people from the same clan, but one was the brother-in-law of the other. Even the leader of the comparison organization did not find out clearly.

After Yuwen Tianlu removed everyone, only Xu Yang and Yuwen Gui were left in the lobby.

Xu Yang then reported that "There were four companies making Chishui wine in Yinyang City. Since the beginning of the year, Cao Zhi... Cao Dewang closed the other companies on the grounds of tight food supply. If anyone brews private wine in the city, he will be punished. His brother-in-law's Li Ji Aged Brew monopolized the Chishui wine in Yinyang, which is extremely expensive."

Yuwen Tianlu snorted coldly, "I hadn't seen Yinyang siege the city for several months, but I didn't see Yinyang banning wine."

Seeing that the boss was not good-looking, Xu Yang said carefully, "The people of Yinyang were born to have a drink, and the wine of the Cao family shop was like a horse's urine. Although the government prohibited it, many people went to Li... to buy wine from his wife, which annoyed the Cao family shop. In the past few days, the Cao family sent people to buy wine privately and wanted to catch the current situation, but the wife was alert and was not caught."

Xu Yang asked again, "Do you want to warn Cao Dewang?"

Yuwen Gui sighed. Xu Yang had been in Yinyang City for a long time and was preparing to entrust important tasks. This sentence directly ruined his future.

If a dragon has reverse scales, it will die if it touches it.

Xu Yang still doesn't understand the Grand Governor too much.

Yuwen Tianlu said, "I sent Cao Zhi to call him here to stare at the city lord's mansion, not to let him be a watchdog for others. He has been here for three years and his butt has been sitting in a crooked position. What's the use of it?"

Life and death are determined in one word.

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"Our Yinyang City is ten miles long from east to west and ten miles long from north to south. It is the largest among the nineteen cities. There are 13,000 households in the city who ascended the throne and built a book. There are about 100,000 travelers and merchants, and it is known as the first border town in the western frontier!"

Li Bufan took Xiao Jinyan to wander around the city and proudly introduced his city to him. "We Yinyang people have a big temper and are straight-hearted. Influenced by the old city lord, men, women, young and old in the city are proud of practicing swords." He pointed to all kinds of people on the road, some sell goods in the streets and some sell them along the way, and said, "Don't look at them all, they all fought wars with the old city lord and guarded the city!"

Yuwen Tianlu has been almost invincible in the world over the years, but he fell in love with Yinyang City. Even if Yinyang City surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he joined as a victorious person, rather than obtained by surrendering and giving. Old Yinyang back then was proud of participating in the Battle of Yinyang, and his arrogance and bloodiness were integrated into the bones of every Yinyang people.

Li Bufan led the way while greeting the people on the road.

The two of them came to a river bank. The river was more than 20 meters wide and the river water was clear. After several meters, they could see the stones at the bottom of the river. There were white patterned stones and agate stones. They saw swimming fish from time to time in the water. The weather was hot, and several boys were playing naked in the water. Not far away, fishermen were catching fish in the river.

"This is Chishui. This river originates from Western Chu, also known as the Uraldoni River, which means the River of Life. After passing through Hengduan Mountain, it flows into the west of Yinyang City, circles the moat for a while, and enters the North Zhou to the northeast."

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Why is it called Chishui?"

Li Bufan smiled and introduced, "Most of the people who come from other places don't know the reason. You will know it in autumn."

This aroused Xiao Jinyan's curiosity,

"If you don't tell me, I won't teach you martial arts."

Li Bufan then said, "From the north to the west of the city, there are a hundred miles of mudflats. When autumn comes, the mountains and fields are full of red. When this river passes through the mudflats, the river water will also turn red, so it is called Chishui."

Xiao Jinyan asked again, "Why not call it Honghe?"

Li Bufan smiled, "Because of infringement!"

Xiao Jinyan was puzzled, but Li Bufan did not explain too much, and then said, "Every year's Frost Day is the annual Chishui Festival. People in the city go to the river to take a bath and wash away the bad luck of the year. If you have a girl you like, ask her to go with her, which is considered a private lifelong decision."

"It's a bit unsightly for so many people to take a bath together?"

Li Bufan sneered, "At night, it's dark and lanterns, who cares about whom? We Yinyang people are not like you Central Plains people. We have a lot of colorful intestines in our stomachs. If you like it, you like it. So June every year is the peak period for the birth of Yinyang people, haha!"

Xiao Jinyan suddenly remembered Yuwen Shuang. She was ordered to go to the border troops in Hengduan Mountain to investigate the case. It should have arrived, but she didn't know how things were going. There were still four months before the Shuang River descending. I wonder if there was a chance to celebrate the Chishui Festival together? Thinking of this, he actually laughed out loud.

"What did Brother Xiao laugh at?"

Xiao Jinyan said a little embarrassedly, "It's nothing, I just think it's interesting."

Yinyang City is divided into four areas, with Chishui in the east and west, and with the long street where the city lord's mansion is located in the north and south, and is divided into four areas: Qinglong in the east, Baihu in the west, Zhuque in the south, and Xuanwu in the north. Among them, the common people's surnames, the rich and powerful people in the city live in Qinglongfang, Baihu and Xuanwu. Most of the foreign merchants and travelers live on this side, which is also the most prosperous place in the city.

As for Zhuquefang in the south, the houses are low, broken kilns and old houses, and the three religions and all kinds of things are very chaotic, which is in sharp contrast with the prosperity of the other three districts.

Xiao Jinyan remembered going to Yuwen Tianlu’s appointment. After he said goodbye to Li Bufan, he crossed the Jinfeng Bridge and came to Zhuquefang. Li Bufan told him that Zhuquefang was mixed with fish and dragons. In addition to the poor people, he was also a gathering place for Seminar people. There were more than ten gangs in the market, and there were many mountains. He specifically told him not to cause trouble.

Zhuquefang in the south of the city, broken kiln.

Twenty years ago, this place was originally an official kiln. Later, after its defeat, it made a slight change in the original structure and became a residential area. Due to the poor environment, the cheap rent, many people who settled down and had declining families, as well as those who came to do small businesses in other places, mostly settled here.

In the past, every morning, these small vendors carried goods, crossed the Golden Wind Bridge, went to other three yards to sell goods, and went home at night to make friends, went to Li Ji Chenji to make a corner of Chishui wine, and grouped together three or five to talk about business, talk about major events in the court, gossip news in the city, and scolded the court's major policies, but it was also interesting.

However, in recent months, the people's lives have not been easy. The Western Chu army is a hundred miles away, confronting the imperial army. Prices soaring, making people suffer. Even the Chishui wine, which is popular on weekdays, cannot be drunk.

Xiao Jinyan came to the Po Kiln, and Yuwen Tianlu had been waiting here for a long time.

"I wonder what's the point of asking me to come?"

Yuwen Tianlu said lightly, "Drink."

Xiao Jinyan remembered what happened last night and waved his hands repeatedly, "How can I not drink it?"
Chapter completed!