Chapter 411
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When the servant girl brought a pot of tea and left, Gongsun Yang gently locked the door and poured a cup of tea. It was a white porcelain cup of light green tea, sparkling and lovely. He picked up the cup but put it down.
His feet were poisoned, so he endured the pain and took off his shoes and socks. He was over 40 years old, but he was still standing. Gongsun Yang looked out the window and sighed. He endured the pain and took off his shoes and socks, lost in thought.
In his youth, wherever the iron hooves of the Xu Royal Banner passed, not even a blade of grass would grow. With a thunderous momentum, they stormed the Western Shu Imperial City. When the grievous news of his father's death came, his grandfather wrote a suicide poem and sacrificed himself for the country. It was said that Xi Shu was second only to West Chu. Their suicide poems were the most popular in the Eight Kingdoms. Although the old emperor of Xi Shu was mediocre and incompetent at governing, it was precisely because he was such an incapable ruler that when he was taken away by his loyal servants, he passed by the Qingyun Street where the officials of Xi Shu gathered. It was filled with the cries of their families after the officials died. Most of the people who fled were like him, young boys and girls. There were very few young men who took off their official robes and mingled with the refugees. Who would have thought that those men who stayed at home, drank all the wine, hung themselves, and slit their throats with swords would have been cursing the emperor in court just a day ago? Perhaps they had just suffered the humiliation of being flogged a month ago?
The Gongsun family of Xi Shu was good at using arrows in rapid succession.
Gongsun Yang reached out to touch the reloaded horn bow on the table. Tears streamed down his face and his lips trembled.
There was a knock on the door. Gongsun Yang quickly wiped away his tears and calmed his mind. He said to wait, put on his shoes and socks, and limped to open the door. Seeing that it was Young Master Xu, the latter said self-deprecatingly, "I was chased by Miss Liu with a sword, so I could only escape to Senior Gongsun to avoid disaster."
Gongsun Yang laughed softly and said, "It just so happens that there is a pot of good tea here. It is better to enjoy it together than to enjoy it alone."
Hsu Fengnian closed the door and sat down at the table. He poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. Gongsun Yang moved the horn bow and held the thin porcelain cup with two fingers. He slowly drank the cold tea. Hsu Fengnian reached out to pour the tea. He paused and asked, "There is something I don't know if I should say."
Gongsun Yang's heart sank, but his expression remained the same. "Young Master Xu, please speak your mind."
After Hsu Fengnian finished pouring the tea, he stroked the edge of the thin cup with one finger and said calmly, "I have inquired with the local people in Yanhuiguan. There is only one long-established bow shop in the city. The old man surnamed Zhang has a cold temperament. If you can't pull the two stone bows at the door, he won't do business with you. Bow Changzhang, I think it is most likely a fake surname. This shop was easy to find and inquire about. With the strength of Elder Gongsun's arms, he shouldn't have been stopped at the door. Then, I accidentally learned from Miss Liu that Senior Gongsun only arrived at the city gate after two hours. With Senior's feelings for The Fish Dragons, he wouldn't deliberately leave Miss Liu and the three members of The Fish Dragons in a dangerous place like Yanhui Pass. Then I guess that Senior didn't have much money with him, so he spent more than half an hour bargaining there. But on second thought, it seemed unlikely. With Senior's experience in Jianghu, and he is also a master of continuous arrows, he should know the market price of string silk. So I asked myself, "Is it because Senior Gongsun and that old man Zhang are old friends? Is it because they are catching up?" But I was curious, how close was their relationship that the future leader of The Fish Dragons had to wait for half an hour at the city gate? Senior Gongsun, can you tell me? "
Gongsun Yang hesitated for a moment. Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Senior, don't worry. Take your time. I just came to drink tea and chat. I can afford to wait."
Gongsun Yang put down the teacup and asked slowly, "Did the Military Supervisor of Weapons and Young Master Xu set a trap for The Fish Dragons?"
Hsu Fengnian sneered, "Gongsun Yang, you are you, and The Fish Dragons are The Fish Dragons. At this time, you still want to confuse the public? There is no doubt that The Fish Dragons have a clean background. Liu Nerong and even Xiao Qiang were kept in the dark by you. This deal was facilitated by you. What I want to know now is what information you gave to old man Zhang. Was it the military defense map of Beiliang? Or was it the distribution of the Beiliang army? I think it was a combination of both. That's why you stayed in the bow shop for so long. What kind of big pie did the Northern Mang paint for you? Is it to recover Western Shu in the future? Or is it to destroy the Beiliang cavalry? Or is it to support the Gongsun family of Western Shu? "
Gongsun Yang's expression was complicated. He said, "Since Young Master Xu still dares to attend the meeting alone, I think it's not wrong. Young Master Xu hides his strength and is at least at the Second Stage. Gongsun Yang just wants to know how much money Young Master Xu can earn with the head on my shoulder and the bow shop in Yanhui Pass. How much can he earn? "
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