Chapter 28 Chapter 5 One Transaction

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling emerged from the water one after another, breathing the fresh air of Surabaya at night. They sent out energy at will, and naturally produced suction from the palms, sticking to the wall of the ship, even they themselves didn't understand how to do it. Kou Zhong leaned into Xu Ziling's ear and proudly said: "This time, I didn't teach Mrs. Shen to fall into a big fight with his grandma, ha! Mrs. Shen's grandma!" Xu Ziling said: "Don't be complacent so early. There is still half a day before you can win this bet. If you are too complacent, you may lose everything and fall short."

Kou Zhong nodded and said: "I've got a sense of proportion, alas! We are so stupid. When we made a bet, only she said what would happen if we won, but we didn't say what would happen if we won. Otherwise, it would be nice to touch her twice." Xu Ziling smiled lowly and said, "Stop wishful thinking! This woman is full of thorns, you must never touch her, alas! I'm worried that Brother Qin won't be able to beat her!" Kou Zhong said: "It's better if you can't beat her. Otherwise, what if you get killed by that stupid king. Hey! These three boats seem to have a lot of background, are you interested in lending him two sets of clothes and a little money for food? Looks like a beggar."

Xu Ziling said in a low voice: "Be careful! Those who can own such three big ships are either from high-ranking families, high-ranking officials, or overlords of wealthy families. If we are not careful, we will sacrifice our lives." Kou Zhong frowned and said, "Then should we go or not?" Xu Ziling said with a low smile: "We are not even afraid of our father, we are afraid of someone coming. Follow me, the future martial arts master!" After finishing talking, stick to the wall and climb up slowly. At this time, the two of them already had quite a lot of experience in the technique of stealth and concealment; they closed their mouths and noses to breathe, restrained their energy and functions, and were very careful to be silent.

Wind lamps were hung on the deck and masts of the big ship, but only half of the more than twenty cabin windows on the upper and lower floors facing them were lit. Xu Ziling picked one of the dark cabin windows on the second floor and climbed through one of the lit windows.A soft female voice came from within. The two young minds couldn't help but stop and listen. The woman's voice suddenly sounded next to their ears and said: "Second brother, you'd better not persuade father, he has always been loyal to the court, uncle Duan has been persuading him for a long time, but won't he refuse to listen to half a word?"

The two were startled.Only then did I realize that the woman with a beautiful voice moved to the window, so she dared to move a little. Another young man's voice said distressedly: "Father can't let go of the relationship with Dugu's family the most, but he doesn't know that Dugufeng is treacherous and cunning, and sees us like a thorn in his eye. Now the world is in chaos, the people are angry, and the Turkic people are staring at us. There is nothing more to do in the court. But we are sitting in Taiyuan, with sufficient sources of troops. The abundance of food and grass can eat him for ten or eight years. Now Yingyang sent Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi to join the Turks in the north. They raised troops against the Sui Dynasty and captured Loulan one after another. He Dingxiang, as long as we break the Yanmen again, we in Taiyuan will bear the brunt of it. If father is still indecisive, he will only be tired by that stupid king in the end, and the boat will be overturned and everyone will die."

The two people outside the window felt chills when they heard it. Who are the children of the man and woman in front of them?The fact that Dugu Clan and Emperor Sui Yang were directly involved, made him even more terrified. This man's voice is full of vigor, needless to say he is a top-notch master. The woman said softly: "Have you discussed it with your elder brother?" The man said: "I don't know how many times I have said it. He can't think of a way. Xiuning should know how terrible it is when Dad becomes stubborn." Na Xiuning said: "If we start with Mrs. Dongming, father will listen to her most. Alas! If mother is not dead, it would be best if she persuades father."

The two outside the window were so startled that they almost dropped their hands and fell into the river. They finally guessed that it was Li Fan's boat they climbed on, so they dared to eavesdrop on it, and hurriedly climbed up again. At this moment, the conversation in the cabin suddenly stopped.But the two didn't pay attention. The two opened the window and saw that there was no one in the room before climbing in. At this moment, Fang breathed a sigh of relief. The two glanced around.Seeing that this is a particularly large bedroom, it is luxuriously furnished.In addition to the bed and chairs, there is also a big box, which should be clothes.

Kou Zhong leaned close to Xu Ziling's ear and said, "We should be thieves in the right way. We only get one set of clothes each. If we find silver taels, we only get enough money for a few days' meals and a visit to a brothel." At this time, a man's head popped up at the window, and he shrank back when he heard Kou Zhong's words. Xu Ziling said in a low voice: "Unexpectedly, we would come to steal Li Yuan's things. Didn't the Dugu boy want to harm Li Yuan? Why don't we harm him instead? Leave a note to warn Li Yuan's people, and treat it as repaying their stolen goods." The debt is over." Kou Zhong smiled and said, "When did you become so conscientious! I am afraid that we are the only ones in the world who have the ability to make Li Yuan rebel. But I don't know if this guy is a good guy or a bad guy..."

Xu Ziling interrupted him and said, "Stop talking nonsense, it will be terrible if someone comes, steal something quickly!" The two moved to the side of the box and were about to lift the lid when a "shu" sound came from the window, as if to signal them not to make noise. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling immediately lost their minds and looked towards the cabin window in horror. A black shadow came through the window soundlessly and stood in front of the two of them. The two of them took a closer look, and it turned out to be a Xuanwu youth who was only a little older than them. He was born with big ears, a mighty appearance, eyes like lacquer, and a spirit. The demeanor of perseverance can teach people to break their hearts.

When Kou Xu was stunned, the young man said in a low voice: "This is Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, who stayed behind in Taiyuan. The two brothers are very close to each other. I don't know Gao's last name?" The two exchanged glances, calmed down a bit.At the same time, he was also puzzled why he "caught and stole them in the room" these two little thieves, and was still so polite, as if they were just "distinguished guests" who came unexpectedly. The two stood up. Kou Zhong clasped his fists as a salute, and said with a smile, "The name Shimin is well changed, ha! Save the world and help the people, maybe you will be the emperor in the future."

Li Shimin smiled lightly and said: "Brother, don't praise me, but there is indeed a story about the name, please sit down and talk, please?" At this time, Li Xiuning's voice came from below: "Second brother! What's the matter?" Li Shimin returned to the window and said in a voice: "I'll talk to you later!" Turning around, the two sat down with a sincere and polite attitude. The two vaguely guessed his intentions, and knowing that they couldn't break through the window guarded by him, they bit the bullet and sat down on the two grand master's chairs next to the wall.Because the body is still wet, it is quite uncomfortable. Li Shimin smiled calmly, sat down on the chair by the window, and said: "When I was four years old, a good physiognomist came to my family. When he showed me a picture, he said to me, 'When I am twenty, I will be able to help the world and the people. ', my mother loved me the most at that time, so she changed my name to Shimin." While talking, he picked up the tinder and lit the oil lamp next to him. When Xu Ziling saw him mentioning his mother, his eyes shot out a look of nostalgia, and he couldn't help but think of Fu Junchuo, and sighed: "You must miss your mother very much." Li Shimin nodded slightly, staring at the water stains left by the two on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "What is the relationship between the two of you and Mrs. Shan Meixian of Liuqiu Dongming? Why did my heart skip a few times when I heard her name? Otherwise, I still won’t be able to find out that the two of you stole onto the ship.” Only then did the two of them realize what was wrong. He was also amazed at Li Shimin's thoughtful and meticulous thinking, and from this point alone, it was deduced that they had something to do with Madam Dongming. Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Of course it has something to do with it! Why don't we come to make a deal, assuming we can make your father rebel, you can give my two brothers two sets of clothes and... Hey! And two , no! Thirty taels of silver, ha! How about it?" This time it was Li Shimin's turn to be dumbfounded, and he lost his voice: "Thirty taels of silver?" Xu Ziling was taken aback.Quickly remedied: "If you think it's too much, just twenty-five taels." Li Shimin looked at the two in disbelief, reached into his pocket and took out a money bag, threw it to Kou Zhong without looking at it and said, "Look at how many taels there are." Kou Zhong pressed the knot, and unceremoniously untied the knot, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "My grandma and father, Zeng Gaozu, is his mother's gold ingot!" Xu Ziling hurriedly probed to see.He said in shock, "This is at least a few hundred taels of silver." Kou Zhong's eyes lit up, he stuffed it into his bosom, took a deep breath and said, "Use other people's money to help them eliminate disasters, this matter should be left to my brother." Xu Ziling was more conscientious, and said embarrassingly: "Young Master Zhong, return the money first, and collect the money after the work is done!" Li Shimin said: "Take it and use it! Regardless of success or failure, everyone can make friends. This is enough for you to visit the brothel more than a hundred times." The two were moved at the same time. Kou Zhongxue raised his thumb and praised: "We just made you this friend." Li Shimin whispered: "Don't be so loud, I don't want people to know you are here." Old Kou Zhong blushed, lowered his volume and said in a rustling voice: "Let me tell you an astonishing big secret! Mrs. Dongming has a book detailing the account books that your father secretly bought weapons from her. There are also His imprint, imagine if this treasure is stolen, what will happen?" Li Shimin's spirit lifted, he naturally knew that the two of them were not just talking nonsense.Because this time he led his people to Pengcheng, he was going to order another batch of weapons from the lady of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Two years ago, his father Li Yuan was transferred to stay behind in Honghua and knew the military affairs of Guanyou Thirteen Counties. In order to cope with Yang Xuangan's army, Li Yuan finally accepted his advice and bought a large number of weapons from Mrs. Dongming. Emperor Sui Yang didn't know about this. If it is leaked out and there is real evidence, it would indeed be an anecdote in the world that the suspicious Sui Yang Emperor conspired against Li Yuan. Li Shimin stayed there for a long while, then frowned and said, "Mrs. Dongming is one of the most skilled masters in the world, and the four guardian fairies each have their own unique skills. Unless 'Sanren' Ning Daoqi is involved, who would steal such an important thing from their boat?" Xu Ziling smiled and said: "Seeing that you are such a good friend, we can tell you some more secrets, but you can't do harm to us like others, or use tricks after the incident." Li Shimin said solemnly: "If I, Li Shimin, behaved in such a despicable way, I will die. Hmph! How dare you look at me like that." Kou Zhongruo said nonchalantly: "It's called being bitten by a snake once. It's also called sailing carefully for ten thousand years. We need to build mutual trust first, then we can implement any big plans." Li Shimin saw through Kou Zhong's dishonesty, so he said to Xu Ziling, "Let's talk about it!" At this time, someone was walking outside, and after the sound of footsteps went away.Xu Ziling asked, "Whose room is this?" Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's my room. The next floor is for the women's family. If you want to steal clothes, you just came to the right place. My figure is the closest to yours!" Both of them found it funny. Xu Ziling then mentioned that the Haisha Gang wanted to attack the Dongming, and when Li Shimin heard that Yu Wenhua and Dugu Ce were involved, his eyes shone coldly and his majesty radiated. Kou Zhong concluded: "So now only the two of us have a way to sneak into the boat. And they think that our martial arts skills are low, so they are not very wary. Of course, we are just hiding our secrets, and we will never disappoint the brother's money." Li Shimin was used to his tone of voice, and didn't care whether he was hiding his secrets. He thought hard, "Is there any way to lure Mrs. Dongming away! I have to think about it." Pressed and stood up, took out two sets of clothes from the box, and handed them to the two people: "First change into dry clothes, and then sleep for a while, I will wake you up when I arrive in Pengcheng at dawn, and I will go down to tell my sister a few words Just do it." Kou Zhongdao: "We'll sleep on the floor." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Three people sleep on such a big bed. What kind of floor do we sleep on? We are not only business partners, but also brothers and friends. Ha! What happened to you is so bizarre that it is unbelievable." After saying that, he went through the window. The two stepped into Pengcheng.It's a nice feeling of complacency. They were wearing clean and tidy samurai uniforms, and the high-quality steel knife bag given by Li Shimin was hanging on their waists, and they had enough silver taels. They had never tried to be so beautiful since they were born. Xu Ziling is tall and straight, elegant and handsome; Kou Zhong is sturdy and mighty, with a heroic attitude. The two walked side by side, attracting envious eyes from time to time. Kou Zhong laughed.Holding Xu Ziling's arm, he said, "We are still short of two fine horses and a dozen attendants. Otherwise, we'll go to the kiln first to fill the gap." Xu Ziling said happily: "Walking around the brothel is a must-have program tonight, now let's go to the tavern first, have a big bowl of wine and a big piece of meat to enjoy his grandma's pleasure, and discuss how to proceed with this business. Of course we have to do something for him." Kou Zhong glanced around, inspecting the facades of restaurants on both sides of Linli Street, and said, "I never thought that Pengcheng would be so prosperous and bustling. The strangest thing is that there are no escapees. Look! Those girls are so pretty, ha!" Xu Ziling saw that he was showing the smile he thought was the most attractive to a group of girls coming towards him, but the group of girls didn't avoid their eyes at all, and returned a more attractive smile. It was the first time for the two to receive this kind of favor. After the girls left, they made a strange cry and turned into a large-scale restaurant on the right. Dressed in clothes, when the two came to the second floor, the waiters greeted them attentively, the elder and the younger invited them to sit down on the table by the window facing the street.At this time, there were more than ten tables on the second floor, most of which were filled with guests. Kou Zhong casually tipped the buddy and ordered food and wine.Excitedly said: "The noses of those sweet girls just now were very high, and their eyes were big and blue. They must be bearded girls. I heard that they are dissolute by nature, so they are easy to get acquainted with. Ha! Maybe you don't need to visit brothels this time." Xu Ziling worried, "Why do you need two catties of wine? Do you know how to drink? I can only drink a little." Kou Zhongtan grabbed his shoulder and said: "Wine is a song, what a life! I think my two brothers have changed from Yangzhou's little bastards to today's martial arts big bastards. If we meet like this, what else can we blame God? How can you not have fun." He motioned Xu Ziling with his hand to look at the bustling street outside the window, and sighed: "Look! This world is so beautiful. We should drink some wine to celebrate with the beautiful scenery on such a beautiful day. You and I have never been drunk. That's a good man." Xu Ziling stared blankly at the street with him, thinking of Fu Junchuo, Li Jing and Susu, he felt a feeling that couldn't be relieved.He nodded and said, "Okay! One catty is one catty." Kou Zhong suddenly said in a low voice: "There is a handsome boy on the stage on the left. He can't stop looking at you, it seems that he must like masculinity." Xu Ziling looked around in astonishment, and sure enough, he saw it three times away.On one of the four terraces near the stairs, there were three men sitting, one of them was wearing green clothes and Confucianism clothes, he was very handsome, he was looking at them and saw Xu Ziling looking over.Also nodded and smiled. Xu Ziling was taken aback when he remembered Kou Zhong's words.Quickly avoiding his gaze, he said in a low voice: "He seems to know us. Could it be another trap for Shen Luoyan? Don't forget that the woman's three-day betting period will end tonight!" Kou Zhong nodded and said, "I almost forgot, did you look at his throat?" Xu Ziling was stunned and said, "What's so interesting!" Kou Zhongmo rubbed his throat, and said with a low smile, "That kid is too handsome, and he doesn't have anything like us, what do you think he is?" Xu Ziling said in amazement: "Shen Luoyan didn't pretend to be!" Kou Zhongdao: "It doesn't look like it, it's too bad｜She's here." Xu Ziling looked in surprise, and the scholar disguised as a man had arrived in front of them. What was particularly impressive was that apart from her "handsome" pretty face with the pair of smart big eyes embedded, there were two long legs underneath. , giving her an upright air when she pretends to be a man. When the two looked at her in astonishment, they saw her showing a faint smile, clasped her fists and said in a deep voice, "We are all brothers from all corners of the world, and the two brothers are very different from each other. I don't know Gao's name, so that I, Li Zhi, can make friends." .” Kou Zhong said with a smile: "My name is Zhang San, and his name is Li Si. If we are brothers from all corners of the world, there will be no need for people to flee everywhere. Brother Qiao, please come back!" He suspected that the other party was Shen Luoyan's second trap, so he rejected her immediately. Xu Ziling took the opportunity to look at the two companions of "Li Zhi", and saw that they were real men with sturdy figures, with shining eyes and long swords on their waists, they looked like bodyguards. Li Zhi obviously didn't expect that Kou Zhong would treat him so unceremoniously, his pretty face turned red and white, his eyes turned cold, and he wanted to turn around and leave, but as if he couldn't take it anymore, he gave Kou Zhong a hard look, turned to Xu Ziling and said, "You are Li Four? I..." Xu Ziling abruptly cut her off and said, "Of course I'm Li Si. You don't have any sense of shame for being so openly flirting in public!" Li Zhi's delicate body shook, and Sen Han's murderous intent shot out from his "beautiful eyes". "Yu Rong" was surprisingly calm. The two of them thought to themselves, "Here we come", and put their hands on the handle of the knife. At this time, they believed that the other party was Shen Luoyan's person. Li Zhi suddenly withdrew the light from his pupils, and said in a low voice, "Remember what you said to me." After saying that, he walked downstairs, and the two middle-aged men hurriedly paid the bill and followed them. After the three of them left, the food and drinks were delivered, and both of them were still interested in thinking about her, so they leaned over their desks and began to munch. After a while, the two of them got drunk and entered the world where alcoholics sang. Kou Zhong held the wine and said with a smirk: "At first it was really spicy and tasteless, but in the second, it turned into fine wine, ha! The wine turns out to be so delicious." Xu Ziling looked at the remaining half of the spirits, and surrendered: "A little drunk is enough, maybe Shen Luoyan will plot against Shen Luoyan after stepping out of the wine jacket. Sigh! I really want to sleep now. Last night, Li Shimin's feet Press it to my place, I'm tired and I can't sleep well." Kou Zhong pressed Xu Ziling's brows, leaned into his ear in a drunken state, and said, "Why don't you just step straight into the biggest brothel on the road and find two most popular aunts to sleep with us. Call the man quickly, and ask him to provide all the detailed information about this place." Xu Ziling nodded happily, and was about to summon the waiter, one of the two big men at the table suddenly raised his voice a little: "Brother Zhang, you came to our Pengcheng, but you have never been to Yihong Courtyard, and you have never seen the two reds there. Auntie Baiyun and Qiuyan don't even count as having been to Pengcheng." The two thought to themselves that it would be such a coincidence, so they concentrated their attention on listening carefully. Another person said: "Brother Chen is talking about the Yihong Courtyard, which is one block to the left after falling off the street! How could I have never been there? But it is daytime, and the girls have not yet woken up. Let's talk about it tonight! Bing! Those girls are so beautiful that water drips out." The one surnamed Chen said with a smile: "It's noon now, and the Yihong Courtyard starts entertaining guests at the end of the day, let's go shopping after drinking two more!" Kou and Xu were overjoyed when they heard that, they kicked each other under the stage, and made up their minds, no matter what, they must have a taste of women in today's place. For young people of their age, what could be more tempting than the mysterious attraction of the opposite sex?