Zhongshan County, Jizhou, borders Bingzhou and Youzhou at the same time, thus many wealthy merchants were born. They made a lot of money by selling war horses and furs to the Han Dynasty, selling grain, salt, pig iron, cloth, silk, lacquerware, etc. to foreigners.

In the war horse business, Zhang Ding and Su Shuang were the ones who were the ones who were the ones who were the ones who were the ones who were the ones who were almost monopolized more than half of the war horse transactions in Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou. They also had some involvement in other businesses, and the scale was extremely large. Some people say that the sum of the wealth of the two families can be compared with the annual income of a state.

On this day, Zhang Ding and Su Shuang personally escorted a batch of war horses they had just purchased from the north and returned to Zhongshan County. After all, they were not young and could not help but feel a little tired.

"Shiping, not long ago, my son-in-law sent me two people, saying that they were in the special bathhouse for their army, and were responsible for massage and relieve fatigue. The effect was excellent. Why not go back to the mansion with me and let them press them for me too? "

Zhang Ding smiled and said, "Haha, you old guy, you show off in front of me after taking some benefits. Your son-in-law is filial, isn't my Yun Chang better? He also sent me two such people."

Su Shuang smiled embarrassedly and said, "Hehe, I can't hide it from you just this little plan. But today I'd better go to my mansion first. Although Lord Liu He has a prosperous official career and has risen to the top, it's not going well with foreign enemies. Our two incompetent sons have now officially become county magistrates after he was promoted. We should also discuss what to repay them."

After hearing what he said, Zhang Ding nodded.

"Well, you are right. If you don't say anything else, with the help of Lord Liu and our two sons-in-law in the past two years, your business has become bigger and bigger. Instead, Lord Liu repeatedly defeated the enemy at the border, both public and private, and reasonable, and you and I should also make some statements. OK, then go to your mansion to discuss this matter."

The two of them got on the ox cart and headed towards the Su Mansion together.

It’s not that they can’t afford to use carriages, but the big men have regulations that no matter how rich the merchants are, they can only ride ox carts. Although sometimes they sit down the carriages, no one knows that, but now when they arrive in the city, they still have to be more cautious.

"Welcome to the master to come home!"

The two walked into the mansion slowly, and the servants came one after another, untied the heavy coats on the hot towels they handed them, and put on relatively lighter clothes.

"Go and invite the two horn method massage masters that Gong Yi sent a few days ago to relieve my fatigue."

"yes!"

Su Shuang took Zhang Ding into a wing room.

The servant brought in hot water, washed the two of them, and then retreated.

"Haha, it's rare that Yun Chang and Gong Yi are so filial. The decision we made back then was really wise."

"Yes, although Lord Liu He is now full of dangers, in my opinion, he still has a bright future. Especially this person values ​​love and friendship, and he will definitely not forget the contributions of our two families in the future."

The two were chatting, and suddenly the voice of a third person sounded in the room.

"The two of you are so happy, but they don't know that the disaster is coming."

The two of them suddenly realized, turned over and took off the sword hanging from the wall next to them, stood back to back together, and looked around with caution.

"Who! Who is the rat? He dares to trek into a private house in broad daylight!"

A black shadow suddenly jumped off the beam of the room. Zhang and Su felt a flash of cold light flashing, and the sword in their hands had been photographed on the ground.

The two of them could see at a glance that the man in front of them was definitely far superior to his martial arts. Resistance was probably futile. Calling for the guards in, it was definitely not as fast as the other party's sword.

With the experience of exploring all over the world for half of their lives, the two quickly calmed down.

"Do you have been asking for money or are you entrusted by someone to take my lives?"

The man in black said in a heartless tone: "Don't panic, you two. I was entrusted by General Liu He to secretly protect your family. Now I accidentally found a piece of information, which was very unfavorable to you, so I appeared and told you."

The two were skeptical.

"Abide by Lord Liu? What certificates are there?"

The man in black took out a letter from his arms and handed it to the two of them.

The two took it and looked carefully, and the expression on their faces also eased a lot.

"This is the handwriting of Lord Liu. This kind of cloth was brought to him by Brother Su and I from Xuzhou at the beginning of the year. I can't make a mistake!"

The two of them put aside their guard.

Su Shuang said: "It's rude. I dare to ask what you said about the important news that concerns the survival of our two families. What is the news?"

The man in black said, "Two days ago, my brother secretly found out that the prefect of Zhongshan County deliberately poisoned a group of war horses with poison, and was preparing to falsely accuse you of selling sick horses to the court and search your home and exterminate your clan."

The two were shocked when they heard this!

"This... how is this possible? The two of us have always cooperated closely with the governor of Jizhou and the prefect of Zhongshan. We have never had any conflicts or hatreds. How could they..."

The reactions of the two were obviously expected by the man in black.

"Although we have not yet discovered the specific reason for their actions, some people guessed that their real purpose was not the two of them. They wanted to deal with it, but they were afraid that there was someone else."

Zhang Ding and Su Shuang are not ordinary people after all, and they soon thought of a possibility.

"It's Lord Liu! They want to kill the chicken to warn the monkey! My son-in-law and dog son have both written to me, saying that when Lord Liu was governing the local area, he acted vigorously and offended many powerful families in the local area. They have always wanted to get rid of Lord Liu and quickly. It must be because they are unable to fight Lord Liu, so they want to start from us and find opportunities!"

The more they thought about this explanation, the more they felt that the possibility was greater, and they couldn't help but sweat a lot.

The man in black also seemed to think this explanation was very reasonable.

"It seems that this is probably the case. Since I was ordered to protect the two, I naturally have to do my best. However, my brothers and I are weak and have no chance of winning in the face of head-on battles. We still have to think of a perfect solution."

"If you can solve this problem, you will follow your instructions!"

The man in black hesitated for a while and said, "It's impossible to fight, there is only one way."

"What's the solution?"

"hide!"

When the two of them heard this, they seemed to be in hesitation.

"It's not that I don't want to do it, but our two families have a big family and a large population. It's not easy to hide!"

Zhang Ding's face was full of sorrow.

Su Shuang seemed to have thought of something, and her face became a little firm.

"It's difficult, but it's not difficult."

"Oh? What are the good plans for Brother Su?"

"Give up your family business and flee to Yanmen overnight!"

"What!" Zhang Ding was shocked and shook his head repeatedly.

"No, this is the family business that you and I have worked hard for half of our life. I just gave up like this. I...I can't bear to..."

After he said this, Su Shuang's reluctance to leave was also mobilized and he couldn't speak for a while.

The man in black shouted, "When is it still thinking about this little property? Is it important to have money or life?"

Zhang Ding said with a heartache: "That's what you say, but this is not only property, but also our hard work for half of our lives!"

The man in black pondered for a moment and said, "The prefect's mansion was repeatedly attacked by the Black Mountain army, and the remaining troops were not large. If you want to deal with the tens of thousands of guards and guests of your two families, it is afraid that it will be very difficult. He will definitely borrow troops from the surrounding counties or the governor's mansion. This will take at least a few days. You can quickly discount the property. In the middle of the night after three days, my brothers and I will escort you to Yanmen. I will send a letter to General Liu to lead the army from Yanmen to pick him up. If you should give up, you will decisively give up everything as soon as possible, and do not delay!"

"Okay! The two of us have intentionally given up this humble karma and devoted ourselves to him. Now is the time!"
Chapter completed!