The God of the Three Kingdoms will come

Therefore, Ling Xiao is more inclined to the second method.And the purpose of his trip this time, apart from taking Xiner away, is to plan for the position of city lord, which is also to prepare for the future.

Chapter 72 Invisible confrontation

On the top floor of "Yitian Pavilion" in Yanmen Pass, Ling Xiao was sitting opposite the shopkeeper.

"How much do you know about the new city lord?"

Ling Xiao poured a cup of snow mountain high tea, pushed it to the shopkeeper and asked.

"According to the young master's instructions, I have basically become acquainted with him after giving gifts to him many times."

"This person was originally the deputy city lord of Shangdang, and he is a son of the Wang family in Taiyuan. This time, for unknown reasons, he was transferred to Yanmen as an official by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou."

"According to my observation, this person is quite greedy for money, and he is greedy for life and afraid of death. If you want to plan Yanmen, you can lure him with money."

The shopkeeper took it respectfully, and instead of drinking it directly, he told Ling Xiao the information he had obtained during this period of time.

"Well, good, you're doing well."

Ling Xiao attached great importance to Yanmen Pass. In his previous life, because of Lu Bu's departure and the new city lord's mediocrity, it was finally broken by the demons. Ling Xiao didn't want to see this happen again.

Therefore, after seeing Lu Bu being transferred away, he was determined to take over Yanmen Pass.

Arranging the shopkeeper to deliberately approach the new city lord was his decision after discussing with Xiao He. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles.

He had to figure out the character of the new city lord so that he could prescribe the right medicine.

"If I want to entertain this city lord tonight, can you do it?"

Ling Xiao lowered his head and thought for a moment and asked.

"No problem, I am familiar with him, and "Yitian Pavilion" has developed extremely rapidly during this period of time, and has become the number one existence in Yanmen Pass. This is still a bit of face, but what kind of reason does the young master plan to entertain him? ?”

"Just because the person behind "Yitian Pavilion" wants to make friends with him."

Although many players left Yanmen to develop in other cities because of Lu Bu's departure, Ling Xiao's "Yitian Pavilion" still attracted a large number of players to come here. After all, "Yitian Pavilion" has too many precious items, whether it Both spirit stones and equipment are extremely attractive to players.

Therefore, with the strong support of many players, "Yitian Pavilion" still has some cards in Yanmen Pass.

Now the second floor of "Yitian Pavilion" is also open to players. At present, it mainly releases some information gathering tasks to players. As for rewards, in addition to experience points, there are also a small amount of spirit stones, which can be said to be extremely popular.

Ling Xiao is considered half an npc, and he still has the right to issue tasks to players. As for the experience given to players, it is not Ling Xiao's own experience value, which is too bad.

After all, the local residents don't have experience points, so they can't just issue tasks to players.

The reason is that the system will make a comprehensive assessment based on the NPC's status, strength, etc., and give out the amount of experience that can be issued every day. Ling Xiao naturally has it, but he can't use it himself.

However, it is just right for hiring players, and it can be regarded as waste utilization.

As Lu Bu's sworn brother, the closed disciple of the master craftsman, and the master-level foundry master, these identities combined, the daily experience quota is still quite a lot, plus his strength that has broken through the limit of the second human body, every day There are at least one million experience that can be distributed, and there is no end to it.

Of course, Ling Xiao will not intentionally increase the rewards of experience points, otherwise he will only be taken advantage of by the players, and the gains outweigh the losses.

The purpose of Ling Xiao's move is to cultivate the sense of identity of the player group. When there is any news, the first thing he will think of is to sell it in "Yitian Pavilion", not other places.

And this is just a temporary trial, Ling Xiao's ultimate goal is to make "Yitian Pavilion" a mercenary organization in the players' minds, and a gathering place for those casual players.

Only Ling Xiao knows how powerful the player group will be in the future, how can the title of the fourth natural disaster be justified?

However, in order to achieve this lofty goal, Ling Xiao must increase his experience quota, which must be increased by at least ten times to meet the daily needs of the entire player group. Branches, but at least 10 branches in a state must be guaranteed, and everything can only be said to be a long way to go.

At present, besides Yanmen Pass, there are 5 other cities that have branches of "Yitian Pavilion".

The characters summoned by Ling Xiao all have the authority to use the teleportation array, so besides the three cities in Bingzhou, there are two cities in Liangzhou and Yizhou.

It's just that the five people sent by Ling Xiao are all military generals, and their military strength is worth mentioning, but it would be difficult for them to run the shop.

However, Ling Xiao didn't expect them to manage "Yitian Pavilion" well, as long as they strictly followed the development plan given by Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao would arrange someone to take over the rest.

In Ling Xiao's positioning, "Yitian Pavilion" is just a purely commercial organization, and even selling information will only be carried out secretly. Only in this way, "Yitian Pavilion" will not be rejected by those in power in various cities.

In the evening, a group of special guests ushered in on the top floor of "Yitian Pavilion".

"My lord, you are here. My son has been waiting for a long time."

The person who came was the new city lord of Yanmen Pass, followed by several servants, and beside him stood a strong man with a height of eight feet, holding a thick-backed machete, with a fierce aura!

"I'm Zhen Xiao, I've met the Lord City Lord!"

Ling Xiao didn't use her real name, and even her appearance has changed a lot. This is not a disguise technique, it's not that high-end. Seriously, it's similar to the make-up of later generations.

He changed his hairstyle, and his costumes are much more luxurious. In modern terms, he can see the air of a local tyrant at a glance, and his facial lines are softer, not as resolute as before. With Ling Xiao's iconic businessman's smile, he will A businessman's son performed vividly.

Ling Xiao is destined to embark on the road of striving for hegemony in the future, so his identity as the master behind "Yitian Pavilion" cannot be known to outsiders.

"Jizhou Zhen's family?"

The somewhat potbellied city lord raised his brows and asked aloud.

"It's just a worthless son of the branch family. It has been a long time since I have contacted the main family of Jizhou."

The reason why Ling Xiao used Zhen Xiao's identity was because the Zhen family could be regarded as a well-known merchant family in this period, and it was easier to gain the trust of the city lord by borrowing this identity.

"Come on, my lord, please sit down first."

The city lord did not refuse, and sat opposite Ling Xiao.

"Brother Xiao is really young and promising. He has created such a huge foundation at such a young age."

"Your Majesty City Lord is too famous, and I only rely on the shadow of my father's generation. Unlike you, you are already in a high position at such a young age. It can be said that I am envious of my brother."

After drinking for three rounds, Ling Xiao gradually gained the trust of the city lord, and the two started a business mutual promotion model.

"There's nothing to be envious of. If I had a family like Brother Xiao's, I would have gone to the imperial court to buy an official in the Central Plains. How could I come to this ghost place to suffer!"

Perhaps it was the effect of alcohol, the city lord began to complain.

"What does the city lord say?"

Ling Xiao asked knowingly.

"It's not that..."

"Forget it, don't mention this matter, drink and drink!"

Those who can become the lord of a city will naturally not be easily set out by Ling Xiao, so instead of continuing, he raised his wine glass to Ling Xiao, who also raised his glass with a smile.

An hour later...

"The city lord, go slowly. This is a small gift from me. I hope you will accept it with a smile. In the future, "Yitian Pavilion" will need your help."

While Ling Xiao was talking, the shopkeeper came out holding a box of gold, and the guard next to the city lord stepped forward to take it.

"Haha, it's easy to say, brother Xiao has a heart." The city lord was supported by two servants, and said drunkenly.

"Then Lord City Lord, walk slowly."

Ling Xiao sent it out of the door with a smile on his face, and when he walked away, Ling Xiao's smile restrained, and he secretly called the old fox.

As early as the first time he saw the city lord, Ling Xiao checked his attributes.With an intelligence as high as 66 points, it is impossible to get drunk by these ordinary wines. It can be seen that the drunk state before was just a fake.

And the city lord who returned to the mansion also changed his drunkenness before, and told the guard beside him.

"Look up this person's background for me."

"Yes!"

Obviously, Ling Xiao's one-sided words are not enough to gain his trust.

Chapter 73 The Layout Has Been Determined

"From this point of view, this person may really be a member of the Zhen family."

At this time, the city lord was flipping through the information in his hand, and it contained some information about Ling Xiao, but these were the information Ling Xiao wanted him to see.

If he didn't even have this bit of energy, Ling Xiao wouldn't plan a city, so let's go to bed early.

"Come on!"

"grown ups!"

"Go to "Yitian Pavilion" and tell the shopkeeper that I'm going to entertain his master tonight."

"Yes!"

After the servants left, the city lord threw the papers into the fire, and within a moment they were reduced to ashes.

……

"Sure enough, as you expected, the city lord has just sent someone to invite you to the mansion for a banquet tonight."

"it is good!"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao smiled.

This was naturally within his expectation, including that the city lord would send someone to collect his information.

Just kidding, this plan was made together with Xiao He before coming here. Although Xiao He is not a counselor, it is not a problem to calculate a small city lord with 66 intelligence.

"How many guards do you plan to bring with you?"

Going to the City Lord's Mansion is no better than staying in "Yitian Pavilion". After all, it is someone else's territory, and the necessary security is still required.

"After all, we are going to the city lord's mansion. It is not appropriate to overwhelm the host. It is enough to be accompanied by General Yang Zhi."

"Your son is wise!"

The shopkeeper flattered Ling Xiao a little, it was almost his instinct as a businessman.

Of course, he knew about Yang Zhi. After Lv Bu left Yanmen Pass with his subordinates, Yang Zhi was definitely No. 1 in Yanmen. With his protection, no one could hurt Ling Xiao.

"Haha, brother Xiao is here!"

"It's an honor to be invited by the city lord, how dare you not come."

"It's too much praise, I don't know if this is..."

The city lord saw that there was a strong man beside Ling Xiao. Although he didn't carry a weapon, and he didn't have the slightest aura, but based on his countless experience in reading people, he knew that this man was not simple, so he spoke out to test the truth.

"This is a guard arranged by the family. People from the countryside have never seen the world. If there is any disrespect, I hope the city lord will forgive me!"

Ling Xiao slapped a haha, it was fooled.

"It's okay, it's okay, come, brother Xiao, please sit down."

"I don't know why the city lord called me to come here this time?"

Seeing that the city lord has been beckoning him to eat and drink since he sat down, and they were talking about trivial matters, Ling Xiao knew that the old fox wanted him to speak first.

"Ah~ Brother, I don't know something."

Hearing that the city lord put down the wine glass in his hand, he sighed in a pretentious manner.

"I was originally the deputy city lord of Shangdang, but because of a trivial matter, Na Dingyuan transferred me to this bitter and cold frontier. It seemed like I was promoted, but in fact I was secretly demoted!"

After finishing speaking, he took a heavy sip of wine, with a look of boredom on his face.

Ling Xiao didn't ask what this so-called trivial matter was. Since he didn't take the initiative to say it, then this trivial matter is definitely not trivial.

"Then why don't you think of a way to return to Shangdang, my lord? I think it shouldn't be difficult to do this with the energy of the Wang family in Taiyuan."

The city lord suddenly raised his head and glanced at Ling Xiao, and then returned to his previous sighing appearance.

In fact, Ling Xiao deliberately revealed the background of the city lord to show off his own energy.

The purpose of this move is to tell him that I am not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others. I am clear about the forces behind you, so don't try to make any crooked ideas, otherwise the forces behind me will not be easy to mess with.

"You don't know, Ding Yuan also has some contacts in the court. If you can't show a valid reason, it's not easy to get him to withdraw the order!"

"Then give him a good reason."

At this time, Ling Xiao's plan gradually emerged.

"Oh? Brother, what's your plan?"

"Buy officials!"

Ling Xiao spit out these two words slowly.

"It would be great if it was so simple. The strategy of selling officials initiated by His Majesty has already been opposed by all the officials in the court, Chinese and military. If I really do the act of buying officials, I am afraid that my old man will be the first to refuse!"