Chapter 478: Suspicion of the Robbery Road
Guo Hao smiled at Zhao Yun's warning. He was invincible in the Han Dynasty's territory.
Besides, with Dian Wei and Zhao Yun as bodyguards, he was afraid that this journey would not be exciting enough.
"Where are you from, little brother? It sounds like you are from Sili area?" The wealthy middle-aged man chatted with Guo Hao with a smile.
Guo Hao was obviously the backbone of the three people, so of course he talked to Guo Hao.
"I'm from Beiliang, Liangzhou. I'm studying in Luoyang. I came out this time just to see the world. These two are my brothers!" Guo Hao said nonsense.
"We are from Beiliang! We are from the same hometown. I am from Fufeng, Liangzhou. My last name is Li Xin. I run around everywhere doing some small business. I am a hardworking person!"
Li Xin was happy. He didn't expect to meet a fellow native from Liangzhou. No wonder he liked Guo Hao so much.
"My last name is Guo Jia, just call me Fengxiao!"
Guo Hao calmly made up a fake name to fool people. In order to make it look real, he simply plagiarized Guo Jia's name and surname, which made it sound authentic.
"Is this Fengxiao's first time traveling far away? The road is not safe. If you don't take a reliable team, it will be very dangerous on the road."
"Brother Li, isn't the world peaceful now? Could there still be bad guys on this road?"
The two people chatted eagerly, and the question about the group's strength was answered. Since they were from Liangzhou, it was normal for them to be able to fight a little.
Guo Hao just couldn’t understand, are there people from Liangzhou who really know how to do business?
It’s not that he looks down on people from Liangzhou, but that the personalities of people from Liangzhou are not suitable. He felt this when he was doing trade with the Hu people in Beiliang City before.
Most people in Xiliang are basically good at fighting and making a living, but they are not good at farming at all. The development of farmland in Beiliang City is all done by Hu slaves.
If you can't farm, forget about doing business. The people of Liangzhou are simple and crude in their trade. They put a knife on the necks of you Qiang people. You buy and you sell, and they won't even bargain with you.
Even though Guo Hao later issued a notice prohibiting the oppression of the Qiang people, the Qiang people were still like mice seeing a cat when they saw the people from Liangzhou. Not to mention making deals, they basically sold or gave away the goods at half price in an effort to get rid of these plague gods.
Under such circumstances, Liangzhou was basically a state where everyone was a soldier, and the people were extremely fierce.
Just as Zhao Yun had guessed before, the journey was not peaceful. Before they had gone far, several sharp arrows pierced the front of the carriage.
"Little brothers, hide well, we'll be back soon!"
The wealthy middle-aged man was obviously not surprised. He generously told Guo Hao to be careful, then pulled out a scimitar from the carriage and rushed out.
"He's actually a good guy?"
Zhao Yun was a little confused. He could tell from his secret method that this wealthy middle-aged man was haunted by the ghosts of wronged people. It was obvious that he had killed many people. He didn't expect that he was actually a kind-hearted businessman.
"Interesting, Zilong, keep an eye on them and don't let anything happen to them!"
Guo Hao laughed. During the conversation with Li Xin, he could clearly feel that Li Xin was well aware of the dangers that would be encountered on this road.
There are so many implications here. At the very least, the problem of lazy governance by officials in the nearby county city cannot be avoided. It is possible that the officials in the county city arranged the personnel.
Guo Hao and others in the carriage were very relaxed , but Li Xin and others outside the carriage were not so relaxed.
"Li Xin! It's you again!" Many people ran out from both sides of the road, and the leader stared at Li Xin angrily said.
"Hey, it's you again, He Cheng. Why do you want to fight me again this time?"
Li Xin spoke unscrupulously that the reason he dared to pick up Guo Hao and the other two on the road was because he was good at fighting and was not afraid at all.
The reason why he did business was not because he was an outlier among the people of Liangzhou, but because he was born in Liangzhou and was able to gather a cavalry of 500 people under his command, specializing in some gray trade.
His rise to fame was a matter of chance and inseparable from Guo Hao. Back then, Li Xin led his men to engage in the trade of trafficking with the Hu people in Beiliang and made a lot of money. He even held a nominal position in the city of Beiliang.
During a trade transaction, they even kidnapped the princess of the Southern Xiongnu, which completely angered the Hu forces.
Finally, all the tribes joined forces and offered a bounty for his life. Li Xin was forced to leave Liangzhou and seek another way to make a living.
The reward was really too high. His life was worth tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. With such a high reward, he even wanted to give himself up in exchange for the reward.
Although nothing dramatic happened, for the sake of his own life, he still took his men and fled from Liangzhou.
After arriving in the mainland, he still used the same old tricks, parading through the streets, then luring bandits to rob him, and then robbing him from his own bandits.
After being robbed last time, he spent all his wealth and went back to Liangzhou to call for help. He then led his men to wipe out all the bandit strongholds in the area.
If it weren't for the fact that He Cheng was such a good fighter, he would have killed He Cheng last time.
"What bad luck! I met a guy like you in broad daylight!"
He Cheng's face was full of disgust. He only led less than a hundred people, while the other side had more than thirty people. He could win by risking casualties, but Li Xin would definitely run away. If he then asked others to chase him, how would he survive?
In the past he could have run away, but now his whole family is in the hands of others, so he dare not run away easily.
"Go away, don't let me meet you again!" He Cheng waved his hand with disgust, signaling Li Xin to get out and stop hanging around in front of him.
"Haha, let's go, brothers!" Li Xin didn't go too far. If a fight broke out, people on their side would also die. He didn't want his brothers to die in such a meaningless battle.
After regaining his composure and continuing on his journey, Guo Hao asked curiously.
"Brother Li, how come there are such rampant strongmen near this county town? Don't the county town officials care?"
Li Xin laughed out loud when he heard this, and spoke to Guo Hao earnestly.
"Feng Xiao, these things are not as simple as you think. The world is peaceful, but people are greedy and never stop wanting more!"
In fact, Li Xin was also quite puzzled. Logically speaking, he could never say these words to a young man he just met, but he couldn't resist the aura of Guo Hao that made him feel very comfortable, as if Guo Hao was his own brother.
In fact, Guo Hao does have an aura of being approachable.
Because the national destiny itself is the collective destiny of all the people of the Han Dynasty, the national destiny carried by Guo Hao includes a share of Li Xin's contribution. Of course, Li Xin can feel from Guo Hao that he is like a real brother.
"Big rat!" Guo Hao's eyes became much gloomier. As expected, he had to go out for a walk. This situation would not be discovered if he sat in Luoyang City.
Zhao Yun on the other side also looked a little bad. Although he was a disgrace to the civil officials, he was the most intelligent among the military generals after all. Li Xin's words were basically straightforward to him.
Only Dian Wei scratched his head in confusion. He felt that Guo Hao and Zhao Yun were both very angry, but he had no idea why .
