Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 179
In the Battle of Runan, Xiahou Dun's trump card was also Cao Cao's proud work, the Thunderbolt Chariot, which officially entered the eyes of the surrounding princes.

The powerful power and ultra-long range made them all feel a sense of crisis.

Liu Biao in Xiangyang, Jingzhou sent many people to inquire about the news, Yuan Shao also sent people to cross the river to collect information secretly, and even Shangyong Zhang Lu ordered to repair the city defense because of his prestige.

Cao Cao's Thunderbolt Chariot not only caused fluctuations in the combat readiness of the surrounding princes, but also made Runan a place where spies from the land of Kyushu concentrated.

Ye Xiao also thought about sending Wu Laosi there, but this muddy water seemed inappropriate to send intelligence personnel into Runan at this moment.

Fortunately, Wu Laosi proposed a solution, and he reported to Ye Xiao that he had already contacted Sifanglou's intelligence chief in Huainan.

Ye Xiao was overjoyed, and the two agreed to meet at the Xie Ke Pavilion outside Shouchun City.

This was the other party's request, probably out of fear that Ye Xiao would be disadvantageous to him in the city.

Ye Xiao brought dozens of knights and came to the Xie Ke Pavilion alone. It was inconvenient for Wu Lao Si to hide in the distance and observe.

When he came to the Xie Ke Pavilion, Ye Xiao saw a dozen or so traveling merchants talking and laughing in the pavilion.

"You are here, don't disturb them."

A few hundred meters away, Ye Xiao dismounted his horse and walked to the guest resting pavilion with only one attendant.

Seeing Ye Xiao in fancy clothes coming to the Xie Ke Pavilion, the people immediately quieted down and looked at him with pondering expressions.

Ye Xiao also scanned the 11 people immediately with patrolling eyes, and found that they were all natural, and no one showed anything special.

"Everyone, please go ahead, I'm just passing by here to rest."

Ye Xiao clasped his hands and smiled slightly, and sat beside the pavilion with his followers.

The resting businessmen smiled and restored the lively atmosphere of the previous discussion.

Ye Xiao listened attentively, most of the news was that a landlord in a certain place was cuckolded, or that the goods in a certain city were easy to sell.

Waiting quietly, the people contacted by Sifanglou have not yet arrived, Ye Xiaorao is interested in joining the discussion topic.

"Brother, what business are you doing in Shouchun?"

The man carrying a big bamboo basket smiled and said: "What kind of business can I do? These are the hemp shoes I made myself. I just come to the city to exchange for some rations."

Ye Xiao looked at the blue silk shoes on his feet, smiled and continued to ask: "How did they sell? Is the price okay?"

Seeing Ye Xiao's kind attitude, the man said patiently, "The people in Shouchun City are very nice. I bought fifteen pairs of hemp shoes and bought ten catties of rations before entering the city. I'm not planning to go home."

Consumables such as hemp shoes, most people can weave by themselves, and the villages on the outskirts of Shouchun City can exchange ten catties of rations, which shows that people in this place would rather exchange rations for shoes, because they really don't have time to weave.

"Brother is right, people in Shouchun are very nice." Seeing the other party's simple and honest smile, Ye Xiao continued to ask, "Where are you from, brother?"

The man's smile faltered slightly, and he continued to answer in an instant: "I've had enough rest. I have to leave early, otherwise my family will be worried."

Surprise flashed across Ye Xiao's eyes, he silently smiled as he watched the other party leave the resting pavilion, and quietly gestured towards the distance.

The following guards saw Ye Xiao's signal and sent several people to follow the man away.

The other people in the guest booth continued to chat, unaffected by the conversation between Ye Xiao and the man.

"Brother, I see that you are carrying a lot of goods on your back? Are you also here to do business in Shouchun?"

Ye Xiao approached a short and fat man again and asked.

The other party looked at Ye Xiao rudely, turned his head and snorted coldly, and ignored it.

Ye Xiao touched his nose, smiled awkwardly, looked at the other merchants and said straight to the point.

"Everyone, I came here today to invite friends to meet here. My surname is Ye and my name is Xiao. If you know my friends, why don't you come out and meet them?"

The ten traveling merchants whispered to each other when they heard the words.

"Ye Xiao? Do you know him? I don't."

"I don't know him either, but the name is somewhat familiar."

"What a strange person, since he is a friend, why didn't he recognize him, and still wants someone to come and meet him?"

"Yeah, hello, is that your friend? Hurry up and admit it, don't make things difficult for others."

Seeing this, Ye Xiao's face turned cold. He had been here for half an hour, long past the agreed time.

"Hmph! Sifanglou is really a big deal. I, the mighty champion, came to see him in person, but he actually hides his head and shows his tail. He thinks I'm easy to talk to, right?"

Ye Xiao stood up and shouted loudly: "Come here, arrest them all and interrogate them in the city!"

"Champion Hou! I said why the name is so familiar, so it turns out that this is Champion Hou!"

"Forgive me, Lord Marquis, we are just businessmen, we don't know what Sifanglou is."

Dozens of armored guards rushed over aggressively, causing them all to kneel down in fright, including the man who had just left, who was escorted back by the guard Dubo.

"Aren't you willing to show your true colors until now? Well, since Sifanglou is playing tricks on me, there is no need to talk about cooperation. Then these people will be put in prison for interrogation!"

Ye Xiao waved his sleeves and walked away.

Seeing Ye Xiao's decisiveness, many businessmen were slightly taken aback and couldn't help but calm down.

One of the old men in gray robe slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Xiao.

"Hang on, champion. The old Sifanglou Zhang San has been rude and offended. I apologize to you."

Ye Xiao looked at Zhang San, and found that Zhang San was just an old man in his 50s with a haggard face and grizzled hair.

"Zhang San? Since you invited me here, why are you acting in this play again?"

Zhang San smiled wryly, walked out of the pavilion to look at the frightened merchants, and lowered his voice not to let them hear.

"They are real merchants, Lord Hou, please don't blame them, this trick is just to see if Lord Hou and my Sifanglou are sincere enough to cooperate."

Sifanglou has been dormant for so long, but it is the first time to cooperate with Ye Xiao, so he is naturally very cautious.

Ye Xiao nodded unhappily to the guard Du Bo, and shouted: "Let it go, if you go back and your tongue is not clean, don't blame me for being cruel."

The merchants hurriedly kowtowed to thank them, and left the rest pavilion with their luggage under the signal of the guards.

"Zhang San? Isn't that your real name? Could it be that everyone in Sifanglou is someone like you who dare not show your face?"

Ye Xiao was angry and said sarcastically to Zhang San.

Zhang San sighed endlessly in his heart, he was indeed disguised, and Zhang San was not even his name.

"Champion Hou, your name is the same as this body, you can call him as long as you can, why bother to be serious. It is said that Lord Hou has been looking for us again and again, but what business do you want to talk to me about?"

Ye Xiao snorted coldly, sat back in the pavilion, looked at the other party and said seriously: "I heard that Sifanglou's intelligence is unrivaled in the world, so I want to buy news from you."

(End of this chapter)