Ninth Grade Jailer: He actually went on a blind date with the leader of the Demon Cult at the beginn

"Boy, your wine tastes wrong!"

After settling in the Qingfeng Inn in Yumenguan, Li Nuo wandered around the street and randomly found a rather high-end restaurant.

It's just that the wine here is not high-end at all, and with his tricky mouth, he immediately tasted the taste of water. If you look closely, you will see that there are three eye-catching gold-lettered signs of "Xianren Zui" hanging on the half-catty wine jar. This is Li Gui meeting Li Kui! He raised questions.

Good guy, it doesn't matter if it costs him a hundred taels of silver just for this small jar of wine, but if your store is bullying customers and deceiving consumers by mixing it with water, then it's your fault.

This kind of thing happened in Jiangnan before, but it was severely rectified later and the situation improved significantly. Unexpectedly, in the northwest, far away from the emperor, this wine started to be faked again.

I still responded to that sentence, it touches people's hearts!

Although Chen Can and others are looking after the wine shop business, the account books are in the hands of the lady, so he also has a general understanding of the status of his business.

Immortal drunkenness is transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest for sale, and the price is usually around one hundred taels per catty.

Now it's better. Although the price remains the same, the weight is halved and half the water is added. The profit has been quadrupled!

In fact, Li Nuo doesn't care whether what you sell is expensive or not, but this is destroying his "Immortal Drunk" brand, so that's another matter.

Hence this question.

I thought the waiter would feel guilty, but this guy smiled scornfully and said proudly: "Your Majesty, you don't know. [Immortal Drunkenness] is only available in this restaurant. We are a good boy, so this wine is the genuine Immortal Drunk."

Seeing the confident look on the waiter's face, Li Nuo knew that there must be someone behind this restaurant.

"If you have nothing else to do, sir, the younger one will go down first. Sir, please take your time."

Seeing that Li Nuo had been frightened, the waiter left with his head held high.

After the waiter left, he saw a burly bearded customer poking his head outside the door, looking quite funny.

This reminded Li Nuo of the big black bull who was studying in Hidden Sword Villa.

The bearded man in front of him was taller and stronger than the big black bull. His simple clothes could not hide his iron-strong muscles.

When the bearded guest saw the fine wine on Li Nuo's table, his eyes suddenly lit up. He walked straight over without acknowledging the situation and sat on the stool next to Li Nuo. Then he slapped his sword on the table and looked at it. Li Nuo said a little rudely: "Your Excellency, you are a little unfamiliar. Is this your first time in northwest China?"

Li Nuo cupped his hands and said, "This is Li Jinfeng, what do you call me brother?"

"Haha, people in the world give me the nickname 'Crazy Bear'. How much older am I than you? You can just call me Brother Xiong."

The bearded man laughed heartily, but his eyes were fixed on the wine jar on the table.

Li Nuo smiled slightly.

This guy is obviously an alcoholic, and he's here to have his teeth beaten.

But as a Jianghu person, if you are more generous, you can make friends.

So he was not stingy, pushed the wine jar towards him, and said cheerfully: "It turns out to be Mr. Xiong, the Northwest Mad Saber. I'm disrespectful. Come on, you're welcome. I respect you, little brother."

"Ah, how can this be so embarrassing..."

The bearded man originally wanted to use his momentum to intimidate the other party, and then take the opportunity to ask for some drinks. Unexpectedly, the other party was so cheerful and polite, so he became a little embarrassed.

"Haha, we are all children of the world. When we meet, we are destined, and when we meet, we are brothers. Come on, you're welcome, Brother Xiong, please..."

Li Nuo said generously.

"Brother, be happy! Be respectful and do not obey orders!"

The bearded man grabbed the wine jar and was about to drink from it, but he thought it was too rude, so he took an empty bowl from the next table, poured himself a large bowl of wine, filled it up for Li Nuo, and said happily, " Brother, let’s go!”

Li Nuo took a symbolic sip.

The bearded man, on the other hand, gurgled and poured it into his neck, finishing a big bowlful in one gulp.

According to this posture, Wu Song is no match for him.

"Uh-huh..."

With the strong wine in his stomach, the bearded man wiped his mouth, slightly tore open his clothes to dissipate the heat, and showed an obsessed smile, "As expected of the Immortal Drunk, this is what men drink. But I heard that the Immortal Drunk in Jiangnan is stronger and more violent! It’s a pity that the journey to Jiangnan is too far, brother, I’m afraid I won’t be able to taste it in my lifetime.”

The bearded man burped, with a trace of longing in his eyes.

Obviously, he is a visitor from the northwest. He has been living in the northwest. Going to Jiangnan will require a lot of money. He is also short of money, otherwise why would he come to fight in the autumn wind?

You know, everyone who knows him in the area near Yumenguan hates him very much.

Because he often eats for free.

shameless!

However, everyone dared not speak out against him.

Nothing else.

First, he is a fifth-level martial arts master!

Secondly, he is a person from the prefect.

Although the prefect has lost some power, that is in the officialdom!

In Jianghu, if the prefect says anything, they will feel uncomfortable.

So, if you can’t afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?

This also made the situation of the bearded customers gradually become more difficult, so they turned their targets to new merchants.

A kid from an aristocratic family who dressed well and spent lavishly like Li Nuo was a big fat sheep to the bearded man.

And Li Nuo looked at the unique appearance of the bearded guest and quickly settled in.

Xiong A Bing, whose nickname is Changsheng, was not nicknamed "Crazy Bear" by Jianghu people, but "Dead Bear". Greedy for drinking but not lustful, he is a fifth-level martial arts master.

He is the number one general under the prefect Le Junzi.

"Brother Xiong, who is behind this store? That boy just now has eyes that are almost on top of his head."

The way men make friends is through wine and cigarettes. After three rounds of drinking, strangers become close friends.

Li Nuo asked.

"Hiccup...if it were anyone else, my brother would definitely not say it, but Brother Li, if you like me, I will tell you quietly, but you must keep it a secret, and come here..."

After Xiong Changsheng whetted his appetite, he murmured softly, "This restaurant that makes a fortune every day is the family property of the Marquis of Zhenxi!"

It turned out to be him!

The Marquis of Zhenxi, Chen Hao, has a double sect!

No wonder he is so confident.

One hundred and fifty thousand northwest troops were sent to support the Shaoyang Pass. On the way, King Xin, who held the military talisman of the world, was almost brought back to the capital by King Qin. Fortunately, His Highness Qingyang personally stepped in at the last moment and finally stopped the civil war without any danger.

Then, the Northwest Army went northward under the leadership of Chen Hao, the Marquis of Zhenxi.

Chen Hao's son, Wulinghou Chen Tai, returned to the northwest to take charge of the army. It can be said that apart from Le Junzi, the prefect, Chen Tai is the nominal supreme commander of the Western Army.

If Li Nuo hadn't emerged in recent years, Chen Tai would have been synonymous with fierce generals.

Unfortunately, this rising star met Wu Quxing who was ten times more dazzling than him in mid-air, and all the light was covered up.

I don’t know if I’m feeling aggrieved or not.

All I know is that Chen Tai vents his anger on women several times every night. Even in the military camp.

certainly.

If Li Nuo takes out the Imperial Master's nine ceremonial guards, he can seize his power on the spot.

This is the power granted by the emperor to the grand master!

Control military power!

The grand master's personal visit to the military headquarters represents the arrival of the emperor's will.

Although Chen Tai is the Marquis of Wuling, in the eyes of the Grand Master, he can only be regarded as a junior.

Only those who are generals of Tiance Mansion or ministers of the Ministry of War are qualified to fight against the Grand Master.

Of course, Li Nuo would definitely not act indiscriminately before finding out the truth of the matter.

Although others would not have any objections to his forcible removal of Wu Linghou's military power, this also broke the rules.

And once the rules are broken, the rules will inevitably be ineffective.

"It turns out that the Chen family is a double sect. But the Chen family is so strong, I think the life of Prefect Lai Le must be difficult."

Li Nuo sighed with emotion.

The bearded guest may seem naive, but he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, so he won't answer the conversation randomly.

At least I won't reveal my true feelings until I find out the details about this dear friend.

He laughed and said, "It's okay, Lord Governor. Anyway, the war doesn't require the Governor to personally take action."

"Hey, it seems that Boss Xiong is very familiar with the prefect? ​​I wonder if you can introduce me to my younger brother?"

Li Nuo immediately climbed up the pole.

"What do you want from the prefect?"

Under the drunken and narrowed eyes of the bearded man, a clear expression flashed.

"To be honest, Boss Xiong, I have some goods that need to be sent out of Yumen Pass to the Yue clan."

Li Nuo lowered his voice.

"Brother, I don't want to do the business of beheading."

Boss Xiong gently tapped the scabbard with his finger and reminded him. He was not someone who would lose consciousness after drinking a pound of horse urine.

Li Nuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Haha, brother, what did you say? This batch of goods is normal, nothing more than silk tea leaves."

"Since they are all genuine goods, can't you just go through the normal procedures?"

Xiong Changsheng said calmly.

"But I heard that the Marquis of Zhenxi dominates the sky here. This is also the first time for me to go northwest with a caravan. This is an unfamiliar place. I heard that when the goods leave the customs, the Chen family will deprive them of at least 20% of the profit. But If they have the prefect's souvenir, they won't dare to embarrass me. Of course, if the eldest brother can recommend the prefect to the younger brother, the younger brother can offer this number..."

Li Nuo said in a low voice, then stretched out his fingers from under the table.

"five hundred?"

"Ha, brother, do you think I'm so stingy? Five thousand!"

Five thousand taels!

Xiong Changsheng couldn't help but take a cold breath. Sure enough, he is a big fat sheep from the south of the Yangtze River!

At this moment, his heart was moved!

He is short of money.

Lack of a lot of money.

Originally, he had the opportunity to join in the trouble with those people, but he refused.

I can't live with my conscience at first.

Gentlemen love fortune, in a proper way.

Secondly, what goes up and what follows follows. Prefect Le is a good official who makes decisions for the people. Of course, he cannot embarrass Shangguan.

Therefore, after living in poverty for more than ten years, he was still penniless.

Otherwise, with his master-level cultivation, he would have achieved wealth and freedom long ago.

"Little brother, can you let me pass the goods first?"

Xiong Changsheng thought of a compromise.

"That's natural. But if there's no problem, I wonder if Boss Bear can do it for me..."

"Haha, if little brother is really a good man who abides by the law, then what's the harm in meeting the prefect?"

"Okay, it's not too late, let's go inspect the goods now..."

"Brother, lead the way."

soon.

The two of them walked around and arrived at the large warehouse behind Qingfeng Inn.

Since Li Nuo is pretending to be a merchant, he must have everything he needs.

Of course, these were part of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce's goods, which were temporarily borrowed by Li Nuo just as they were about to be shipped out of customs.

After a rough inspection, Xiong Changsheng found that there was nothing wrong.

In the past six months, it has become more and more common for Jiangnan United Company to take the northwest route.

Even, because of the introduction of Jiangnan merchants, Yumen Pass has become much more prosperous.

Xiong Changsheng said confidently: "Little brother, how about giving me three days to help you get things done?"

"Thank you very much, Brother Xiong. If you have any news, come to Qingfeng Inn to find me. Brother Xiong has worked hard, so I treat this as a brother treating you to a drink."

Li Nuo tactfully handed Xiong Changsheng a silver note worth one hundred taels.

Xiong Changsheng was not polite and took it generously.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

When he was doing things for others, it was not excessive to charge him some money for tea, but the prefect turned a blind eye to this.

Without this little income, he would have starved to death.

After the two separated.

A dark-skinned man came out of the darkness, stared at Li Nuo, and said cautiously: "Master?"

Li Nuo turned around and looked around, then rubbed his cheeks and regained his true appearance. Then he raised his thumbs and said with a smile: "Master Shadow Snake Hall really has good eyesight!"

"My subordinates see you, Master! Thank you very much, Master, for promoting this subordinate."

Shadow Snake was quite excited.

He didn't expect the young master to see him directly with his true face.

This is respect and trust for him.

At this moment, Shadow Snake's heart arose with the belief that a scholar would die for his confidant.

And his title is also very interesting, he is called Young Master rather than Grand Master.

This also shows that he regards himself as Li Nuo's retainer.

"Haha, you did a good job and you should be rewarded for your merits."

Li Nuo said, "Just in time, please tell me in detail about the mother and son you saw..."

"Well... how should I put it? The mother and son seemed to be just ordinary people, and the woman's appearance was also ordinary. But for some reason, the subordinate felt an inexplicable... fear when he saw her for the first time. It seemed like One look from her can make her subordinates lose their wits."

Shadow Snake paused, calmed down, and continued, "She has a very special temperament, as plain as water, but as indestructible as the iceberg goddess. Even my subordinates have forgotten what she looks like at this time."

Li Nuo nodded happily.

This is in line with Ji Xiyao's temperament.

"If they really leave Yumen Pass, are they going to the Qinghai Prairie or the Yuezhi clan?"

"The mother and son followed a caravan out of Yumen Pass. The subordinates were not worried and followed them for another hundred miles until they passed through the Desert of Death and approached the prairie, and then turned back."

Shadow snakes are very sophisticated in their work.

"I see."

Li Nuo was very satisfied with Shadow Snake's behavior.

Now that the personal matters are over, the next step is the official matters.

He then changed the topic and said, "By the way, the Marquis of Zhenxi is having an affair with Xirong and reselling iron ore and salt. Is there any evidence?"

"Although my subordinates saw it with their own eyes, the Marquis of Zhenxi blocked the sky in the northwest with one hand, so my subordinates did not dare to alert the enemy."

Shadow Snake said in shame.

His ability to detect this information was already his limit. If he goes one step further, what awaits him is an abyss.

Zhen Xihou, there are a hundred ways to make him disappear from the world.

"Within three days, I will go to see Prefect Le as the son of the big owner of the Jiangnan merchant house. At that time, you can come with me."

Li Nuo said.

He had many ways to uproot Zhenxihou's power from the northwest.

But the best way is to return to the right path, cooperate with Prefect Le, and use irrefutable evidence to overthrow the Marquis of Zhenxi.

He is now a Grand Master, and his every move is watched by everyone in the world.

Therefore, some behaviors, such as directly crushing with fists, should really be restrained a little.

This is called convincing people with reason!