Chapter 34 Chapter One

When Xu Ziling woke up, it was just dawn, and saw Kou Zhong get up earlier than him for the first time, standing by the cabin window, looking out blankly. This is the lodging that Li Xiaogui arranged for them. The next room is Li Xiuning, the beauty of the Li Clan, Li Xiaogui's charming sister. When Xu Ziling moved to Kou Zhong's side, Kou Zhong sighed and said, "Xiaoling! I have a sweetheart." Xu Ziling lost his voice. "what?" Kou Zhong said in a low voice: "Don't you think Li Xiaogui's girl is very beautiful? She is generous and gentle, her pair of eyes are beautiful and charming, her breasts are exquisite and protruding, and she has two legs, ah! Bao can attract all men. Die. The red face must be the cutest face in the world. The skin is as smooth as satin brocade, white and rosy. God! If I can sleep with her naked body in my arms every night, I won’t Will think about it again, because is there anything more pleasant than this in this world? Her voice and expression are the only ones that make people intoxicated. Every now and then, there is a sweet smile and a look at your mother, Xiaoling Ah! I'm dying of love."

Xu Ziling grabbed his shoulder and gasped with laughter. "Is this called love? You bastard is only interested in sex." He wondered again: "Didn't you always say that the more wives you have, the better? Why is it that she is the only one on this trip so that the wish is fulfilled?" Kou Zhong said distressedly: "Don't turn over my old account, okay? When I said that, I just comforted myself with bold words because I didn't have half a partner. Now that I have her, I naturally have to concentrate on it. Understand. ?" Xu Ziling embraced his broad shoulders instead, and said in astonishment: "It seems that you are serious."

Kou Zhong said angrily: "Of course it is serious. Now Li Xiaogui is rushing to Taiyuan to force his father to rebel. With the prestige of the Li Clan and Taiyuan as a base, with sufficient soldiers and food, there is a great chance to be emperor. If you take refuge in the rebel army, why don't you just go to Li Xiaogui. Li Xiaogui should think that we have made great contributions to him, and the official positions given to us should not be too low." Xu Ziling stayed for a long time, then said in a low voice: "You Are you still not discouraged by the fucking rebel army? If we concentrate on smuggling salt to make some money in troubled times, and then helping people when we have money, wouldn’t it be better than fighting for people’s lives?”

Kou Zhong compensated and said with a smile: "One moment and another moment. Hey, look at Li Xiaogui's righteous appearance, how can he be more decent than Du Fuwei, Li Mi, those half-human, half-ghost guys!" Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said: "Stop saying these things. After all, you just want to get close to Li Xiuning. Don't blame me for pouring ice water on your head. Although this lady from your family seems to be polite to us on the surface, I always feel that she has a kind The taste of rejecting us thousands of miles away. A daughter from a rich family like her will never look down on us two street hooligans."

This time it was Kou Zhong's turn to wrap his arms around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "It's the first time I see us, and I'm still a stranger, can I accept you within square feet? There is nothing impossible in this world. To my mother I have to use the dim sum machine and water to hone my kung fu. Later, Li Xiaozi will definitely invite us two useful little devils to join his camp, remember everything is up to me." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Then who will save Sister Susu?" Kou Zhong obviously didn't think about this point, he was at a loss for words.

Xu Ziling sighed: "You can go after the Miss Xiuning you dreamed of! I will take care of Miss Susu. But I don't want to join any party, but I have to get the account book back to me." , so that I can avenge my mother." When Kou Zhong was stunned, there was a knock on the door. The two followed the maidservant to the cabin on the upper floor, and Li Shimin set up a banquet to entertain them, accompanied by a handsome young man and a tall, thin and handsome Confucian scholar in his forties. Li Shimin stood up and greeted him: "Brother Kou and Brother Xu, please sit down, everyone is our own."

Those two also politely stood up and saluted, which made them a little flattered. Li Shimin first introduced the middle-aged Confucian scholar. "This is Mr. Pei Ji, who can be a hero in the world with his 'Forgetful Fan'. He is the deputy supervisor of Jinyang Palace, and my father's chess friend." Pei Ji glanced at them indifferently, and said modestly: "Nephew Shimin is too famous, how can I use my lame duck skills to meet people, let alone be a hero in the world." Then he said with a smile to the handsome young man: "The discussion on kung fu must be left to nephew Chai Shao." Chai Shao quickly gave in.

Kou Xu saw that Chai Shaohua's sword was beautiful and elegant, compared with Li Shimin, he was only inferior to Li Shimin's courage and demeanor and some indescribable general's style, but he already liked him, so he hurriedly greeted him politely. But Chai Shao's attitude towards them is always a bit arrogant, not as affectionate as Li Xiaogui. Pei Ji only regarded them as two juniors who happened to have made great achievements.After sitting down, he only talked to Li Chai and ignored them. The two of them are used to rolling their eyes, and they don't care, they concentrate on dealing with the delicacies on the table.

In Li Shimin's mind, Pei Ji and Chai Shao are obviously more important than Kou Xu.However, he still did not forget how to be hospitable to guests. He personally sandwiched two pancakes for the two, and said with a smile: "This is a steamed pancake. There is a stuffing made of mutton and scallion in the middle. It is boiled with black bean sauce, sesame seeds and salt. It is very delicious." tasty." It was the first time for the two of them to eat Hubing, which is popular in the north, and they both enjoyed it. At this time, Chai Shao said: "Uncle Shi has to raise an army today, if he raises an army, he must win first, I am afraid that Qu Tutong and Song Laosheng are two elite soldiers guarding Huoyi, Uncle Shi seems to have some scruples."

Pei Ji said: "Qu Tutong and Song Laosheng are definitely something to worry about. But what I worry about is the Turkic people, whose power is growing day by day. Cambodia has been attached to them from Khitan, Shiwei, west to Tuyuhun, Gaochang and other countries. Those who raised troops in the north, such as Liu Wuzhou, Guo Zihe, Liang Shidu, etc., all relied on the Turks to support themselves. When we marched into Guanzhong, we were most afraid of being attacked by the Turks and Liu Wuzhou from behind." Li Shimin has a well-thought-out plan. "It's okay, if you don't have enough strength, you can use deceit. The only thing I am worried about now is that Dad is still hesitant, afraid that he will miss the opportunity."

Pei Ji patted his chest and assured, "This matter is on me, Pei Ji. As long as Wen Jing and I talk more, and the situation is really critical, does your father still have a choice?" Li Shimin nodded happily, turned to Kou and Xu and said, "This trip is all thanks to the two of you. If it weren't for the theft of the account books, it might still be difficult to create this kind of situation. The best thing is that the faint king just happened to be in Jiangdu to deal with Du Fuwei. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." .” The two looked at each other, and only then did they know that the emperor kid had gone to his hometown, Jiangdu, Yangzhou. At this time, the sound of wearing rings was heard, and the two of them looked away, and happened to catch Li Xiuning's beautiful figure, and they were stunned for a moment. I saw her wearing a beard hat, round like a bowl, surrounded by silk nets, embellished with pearls and emeralds. The style is unique, gorgeous and full of mysterious beauty. The clothes she wears are completely different from the wide-breasted and long-sleeved clothes in the Central Plains and the South. They are clothes with large lapels and narrow sleeves. They are similar to the clothes they saw in Pengcheng, but the quality is better. This kind of clothes not only highlights the exquisite curves of women, but also makes it easier to move. The first one to stand up was Chai Shao, this little devil's eyes were shining, and he said with enthusiasm like fire: "Sister Ning is finally here, waiting for my brother is about to burn into burning coals." Li Xiuning smiled at Chai Shao as if she couldn't see anyone else, moved her delicate body to Chai Shao's side, asked him to lightly support his fragrant shoulders, and waited for him to be seated. Then he greeted Brother Nai and Pei Ji, and finally it was the turn of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling . Kou Zhongru was killed by lightning, he looked at Chai Shao and Li Xiuning with friendly expressions in astonishment, his face was ashen. Although Xu Ziling felt sorry for him, there was nothing he could do. Seeing Kou Zhong's expression was wrong, Li Shimin leaned over and said in a low voice, "Brother Kou, is he feeling unwell?" Li Xiuning smiled lightly and said, "I must have caught a cold after soaking in the lake last night." Then he explained to Chai Shao: "When Xiuning saw them last night, she thought there were two little water ghosts crawling out of the lake to harm people. .” Seeing her and Chai Shao's flirtatious eye contact and quarreling, and looking at her tender face towards Chai Shao in the silk screen, Xu Ziling's heart sank for Kou Zhong's sorrow.Suddenly Li Xiuning only thought of them as running errands for her second brother, and Pei Chai obviously had the same opinion. Kou Zhong lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Nothing? It's just because I'm not only a water ghost, but also a hungry ghost, and I'm too full." Li Xiuning was clever, and could hear his displeasure, and said apologetically, "I'm just making an analogy, Brother Kou, don't take offense." Saying that, it makes people feel that Kou Zhong is narrow-minded, and both Pei Ji and Chai Shao show disdain. In Li Shimin's heart, he was very grateful to Kou and Xu, and he was the only one who deeply felt the ingenuity of the two of them, and they were able to come up with such a clever plan.In order to lighten the atmosphere, he smiled and said, "Brother Kou is joking! Hey! Who the hell is that person who went to Dongming to steal the account books last night?" Chai Shao snorted coldly as he wanted to show his strength in front of the jade man. "It seems that they shouldn't be some powerful characters, otherwise Brother Kou and Brother Xu would have a chance to take advantage of it." As soon as this remark came out, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt uneasy, because they were nothing if they were to be said. Li Xiuning's thoughts were obviously much more thorough than Chai Shao's, Dai Mei frowned lightly and said: "That man is brave enough to single-handedly steal things from the Dongming ship, which is full of experts, so it should be considered a bit of a weight." Chai Shao smiled and said, "Did he dare to strike when Mrs. Dongming and the Princess came to meet us from the boat?" Li Xiuning stole a glance at Li Shimin and said ambiguously. "If Sister Wanjing hadn't been eager to see Second Brother and stayed on the boat, she wouldn't have allowed that thief to attack and hurt Shang Gongli!" An apologetic look flashed across Li Shimin's eyes, and he scolded: "Xiu Ning, don't forget that I have a family, but it can also be said the other way around, if that person hadn't hurt Shang Gong, we would never have thought of getting my wife. This is very important." A letter I wanted." Pei Ji said in a deep voice: "Nephew Shaoxian must not underestimate this person, he only sees that he can beat Shanggong so that he is completely helpless. It can be seen that even though the account books were taken away by the two little brothers, it seems that he just underestimated the enemy!" Li Shimin nodded and said: "This person should be a member of the Yuwen Clan. In terms of water quality, Yuwen Chengdu ranks first in the Yuwen Clan, but he must not have come here in person, otherwise Brother Kou and Brother Xu would have difficulty unlocking the acupoints." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling saw that including Li Shimin, they didn't think highly of their skills, and felt bad. At this time Kou Zhong winked at Xu Ziling. Xu Ziling shared his thoughts and knew what he meant. He nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Our brother hopes to get the account books back so that we can do a big thing." Li Shimin and others were shocked. Pei Jiyi said: "This account book is related to all aspects of the weapon trade with the Dongming faction, it is more appropriate to keep it in our hands." Li Xiuning obviously had a good impression of the two of them, and persuaded: "If people know that the account books are in your hands, it's just that the Dongming faction will never let you go." Chai Shao looked impatient. Xu Ziling was calm in his heart, and said straightforwardly: "This is a matter between our two brothers, what does Brother Li think?" Li Shimin frowned and said: "I hit it off with the two of you, if you have nowhere to go, you can work together with me, Li Shimin, to make a breakthrough with him. In the future, my Li family will be successful, and the two of you will be able to enjoy great wealth. " Kou Zhong said stiffly: "Brother Li's kindness is appreciated. Since we have other important things to do, I just hope that Brother Li can return the account books to us, and then send us to the nearby shore casually." Chai Shao said displeasedly, "Why..." Li Shimin raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and after watching the two of them carefully for a while, he sighed: "If I say no, I am not enough friends and loyalty. Just follow what the two of you said. But don't forget that in the future you When you change your mind, you can always come to me Li Shimin again." Ju Gongze stretched infinitely before the eyes of the two, and the mist on the lake changed with the wind.Kou Zhong looked at the huge boat of the Li clan submerged in the mist, his eyes were blank, and he was surprisingly silent. Xu Ziling stood with him on the west bank of the Great Lake, and couldn't find anything to say for a while.It took a while to test: "Young Master Zhong! You don't have anything?" Kou Zhong said lightly: "Can I have anything?" Hearing his tone, Xu Ziling knew that he was not relieved, so he could only comfort him: "Why don't you worry about not having a wife, not to mention Zhong Shao, you lost this time in the right and wrong battle, just let that little devil get ahead of you!" Kou Zhong's tiger eyes flashed with complicated expressions, and he said in a deep voice after a while: "I would rather she hate me!" Xu Ziling lost his voice: "What?" Kou Zhong turned around like a whirlwind, clenched his fists and shouted: "Hate me like Princess Dongming hates you, then at least I can still occupy a place in her heart. But now she doesn't care about my leaving, Fundamentally, we are just two little minions who have worked hard for her Li family, and we don't even have the qualifications to make her unhappy." When Xu Ziling saw that his eyes were red and he gritted his teeth, he couldn't help thinking of Dongming Princess Shan Wanjing, and said dejectedly: "How much better I can be than you, you can't hear that the unruly princess only likes people with Li Xiaogui's status and status. ?" Kou Zhong was stunned for a while, then turned around, looked at the gradually dissipating autumn mist, and suddenly laughed. Xu Ziling asked puzzled, "Is it funny?" Kou Zhong squatted down with his belly in his arms, panting, "I figured it out, so I think it's very funny." Xu Ziling squatted down like him, and said happily, "Say it out and listen." Kou Zhong raised his head and stared at him for a long time, then said: "In terms of talent and appearance, I don't believe that we are much worse than Li Xiaogui or Chai Xiaogui. Why don't they think we are Dongyou? Because we lack achievements. No matter in In the rivers and lakes or in society, those who have no achievements will not be valued." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "But if you only strive for fame, wealth and status for the sake of others, don't you wait for Ruo to be led by the nose?" Kou Zhongxi said: "At the end of the day, it's still for myself, and being respected by others is just the consequence that comes with it. If a man is born in this world, if he can't accomplish something and let his precious life slip away in vain, wouldn't it be a pity." Xu Ziling smiled and said, "What's your plan this time? You don't want to be a salt merchant anymore, do you?" Kou Zhong shook his head and said, "I want to be the emperor!" Xu Ziling was taken aback and said, "What?" Kou Zhong suddenly stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "I, Kou Zhong, want to fight for world supremacy and establish an immortal achievement." Xu Ziling jumped up and reached out to touch his forehead. Kou Zhong waved his hand away angrily, grabbed his shoulders instead, and said with gleaming eyes: "Aspirations must be ambitious, and if you can't make it, it's still a bit of a discount. Today is different from the past. In terms of intelligence, We are no worse than anyone else. In terms of martial arts, what we lack is experience. Now let’s go to Xingyang to find Sister Susu. It would be even better if we can find Brother Li. Two brothers in one life, will you help me or not?" Xu Ziling's scalp was numb, but he couldn't say no to it under such circumstances, so he nodded in agreement. Kou Zhong gave a cheer, turned over and did a big somersault, landed on a boulder about ten feet away, laughed and said, "Come on! Let's compare our foot strength first, and then practice our boxing and kicking skills. We don't even have half a meat cutting knife anyway. Just make do with it." Xu Ziling's ambition rose, and he chased after him.