Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 5: You need connections in Kyoto to go to war
Liu Hong looked at Ergouzi strangely.

I'm surprised this guy can ask such a wise question.

Even if they target big casinos or brothels, it has nothing to do with Ergouzi.

Er Gouzi manages Niulan Street, an abandoned commercial street that relies on a few small casinos to make a living.

"Don't be anxious. Take another look. It's been a while since I last got a new weapon in my brother's hand."

Liu Hong looked at the excited pirates, as if thinking about something, and his hand couldn't help stroking the sign.

"Fatty, select three or four brothers with good martial arts skills, and let's go to Yishiju to take a look."

Fatty Lu's eyes sparkled and he nodded quickly, thinking that he was going to scout Yishiju.

That was his territory. If he got Yishiju, he could earn at least tens of thousands of taels of silver every week.

So Fatty Lu started shouting at the top of his voice, impatiently calling his friends and fantasizing about a better day.

Seeing how active Fatty Lu was, Liu Hong couldn't bear to criticize him for a moment.

Many industries in Kyoto cannot be moved.

For example, Yishiju, the owner of which is actually a retainer of the powerful minister Lin Ruofu.

There is also the brothel Zuixianju by the Liujin River, which is famous for the two most famous courtesans, Si Lili and Yuan Meng. In fact, it is the property of the second prince.

If Liu Hong and his gang had excitedly gone up to ask for protection money, they would have died the next day without knowing how.

Then why did Liu Hong go to Yishiju, a place only for dignitaries?

Of course, it is to show his heroic temperament and increase his popularity, at least to make Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo have a good impression of him, so that he can justifiably use his resources in the future.

If it fails, it will probably offend Guo Baokun and He Zongwei.

At worst, he could just flee from Kyoto and live on the run. At least Liu Hong still had two thousand taels of silver this time.

Along the way, Liu Hong told Fatty Lu and several pirates about his plan.

These people were stunned for a moment, somewhat reluctant, and their brisk footsteps became heavier.

What is a bandit? To put it nicely, he is a guy who is unrestrained, free and unfettered.

Especially those bandits who are free to act like pirates.

This time, Liu Hong's idea seems to be to stay in Kyoto for a long time, and to lower his head and make friends with dignitaries.

Not to mention other pirates, even Fatty Lu had some reservations about Liu Hong.

"Fatty, how much did a stone of grain cost yesterday?"

Liu Hong suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

Fatty Lu was a little confused, but he still answered honestly.

"Eight cents of silver."

"Yes, it was only eight cents of silver yesterday, but it is already eight cents and one cent today. This increase is quite fast."

Liu Hong's eyes were dim and unfathomable.

Fatty Lu scratched his head.

"Brother, isn't this a normal increase in food prices?"

Liu Hong shook his head and didn't explain further.

The increase in grain prices is indeed a factor, but the most important thing is that a war is about to break out.

Nanqing has mobilized a large amount of grain to the border, so grain prices will naturally rise.

Fortunately, this is the capital, the important towns in Xiliang Road and Taiyuan Road, and the price of grain has risen to one tael of silver per stone.

"We can't stay in Kyoto for long, but we have to have a foothold. The war is about to begin."

Hearing Liu Hong's words.

A chill came from behind Fatty Lu and the others, chilling them to the bone, as if it had brought back some worries.

The reason why this group of old brothers from Danzhou became pirates.

A big reason for this was the Emperor’s personal expedition more than ten years ago.

The entire Nanqing was almost destroyed before they could barely stop the cavalry of the Northern Wei general.

Even His Majesty the Emperor was seriously injured and almost became a disabled person, not to mention the common people below.

It's just that the Northern Wei emperor died young and had no offspring. After civil strife, the Northern Wei general Zhan Qingfeng obtained the throne.

"Brother, I still don't understand. Let's fight! We can become bandits and still be free."

The pirate Gousheng was the first to speak, his simple expression full of confusion.

Liu Hong was silent for a while.

Did he become a bandit? Then he was rewarded as a political achievement by the governors of various counties. His water bandit camp was a good example.

So this time when he came to Kyoto, Liu Hong wanted power, not to mention being on equal footing with Fan Xian, the protagonist of the time travel. But he had to break the shackles of rising, and the nobles in Kyoto were a good channel.

Gousheng thought he had said something wrong and made the boss angry.

Unexpectedly, I heard the boss's firm and slow voice.

"A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live in a state of depression for a long time?"

I don't know why my elder brother said this when Nanqing was prosperous, but at that moment, we were deeply shocked. - "The Story of Han General Gousheng"

After resolving internal differences and conflicts, Liu Hong quickened his pace.

He remembered that in the TV series, this seemed to be the moment when Fan Xian showed off and got slapped in the face.

But now, sorry, Liu Hong has to protect his shield.

Outside Yishiju, Guo Baokun gently patted his folding fan, his face full of arrogance and a teasing smirk.

"Versace, considering that your father and I are both officials in the same court, if you kneel down and kowtow and admit your mistakes, I will forgive you for what you did."

This sentence sounds really asking for a beating.

However, Guo Baokun felt that he was still qualified to say it.

He was a palace editor of the seventh rank, a reader of the crown prince, and a well-known talent in Kyoto.

And Versace was just a little kid of fourteen or fifteen years old.

Is there anything wrong with asking him to kowtow and admit his mistake?

Unexpectedly, this sentence angered Versace, and his chubby face was full of anger.

"Bah! Who do you think you are? You want me to kowtow to you and admit my mistake."

The folding fan was closed neatly, and Guo Baokun's face, which was originally dark, became even darker.

He waved his fan impatiently.

"Throw this guy to the ground and teach him a lesson."

The muscular guard smiled apologetically but showed no mercy when he attacked.

The handsome young man at the entrance of Yishiju frowned.

I originally thought that Versace would just suffer a little, but I didn't expect Guo Baokun to have his guards be so cruel.

If this punch is implemented.

Versace will probably have to stay in bed for more than half a month.

Fan Xian's eyes wavered slightly, but he finally decided not to continue eating at Yishiju.

Even though Versace is as stupid as a pig, he is still Fan Xian's younger brother after all.

At this time, Versace was grimacing in pain.

He felt as if a steel hand had grasped his neck, and it was almost impossible to breathe.

"Fatty, go stop this guard and fight him as hard as you can. You can't kill him anyway."

When Liu Hong saw Versace suffer, his eyes lit up.

Fatty Lu smiled innocently, found a stool among the onlookers, and smashed it hard on the guard's head.

"Ah ah ah..."

The guard didn't notice that someone was hitting him with a door stick. He covered his head with his hands, his expression almost twisted into a chrysanthemum.

As for Versace, he had already broken free from the grasp and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

Judging from his eyes, he still seemed a little frightened.

"You... aren't you that guy's subordinate?"

Versace came back to his senses, looked at Fatty Lu's round body, and finally remembered.

Fatty Lu gave a simple smile and didn't know how to respond to this shielding financial sponsor.

"Master Fan, we are all your subordinates."

Liu Hong came out from somewhere and pulled Versace up from underground.

"Subordinates..."

Versace muttered to himself for a while, then looked at Guo Baokun with fiery eyes.

"What if I want to beat up Guo Baokun?"

Liu Hong already had the answer in his mind, and his eyes were calm.

"Everything is as you wish!"

(End of this chapter)