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"Let her go! You bastards! " It was a sorrowful howl of a man's fury!

"Father, save me, save me!" It was the girl crying in despair.

Zhang Zhou looked towards the source of the sound. A young girl was forcefully dragged away by two big men, completely ignoring the young girl's screams and struggles! A man with his arms tied up shouted sternly. There was no pity around him at all, only mockery of the escorts and the shouts of the onlookers! This man couldn't be considered as tall and sturdy. His upper body was riddled with scars and his muscles were extremely well-developed. Suddenly, he swayed left and right, knocking aside three or four men who were trying to pull him away.

The man's body was like a leopard, using offense as defense. Every time he dodged, he would perfectly dodge the attack, and he could also use his body to hit the sore spot of the enemy. But as more and more people joined in the hunt, that person was quickly hit by the rod and was about to fall down! He took advantage of the moment to sweep his leg and hooked onto Erniu's heel. Erniu lost his balance and was about to fall onto his back when Chen Chaoyin, who had a quick eye, pushed him to stop him, and then Ma Heizi rushed over and kicked the fallen man. The man stuck to the ground, turned around to avoid the attack, twisted his shoulder and leaped up, directly returning a flying kick to Ma Heizi, forcing Ma Heizi to retreat. Chen Chaoying was already leaning against him, and the man landed on the ground, slanting his shoulder to hit Chen Ying. With one hand on his shoulder and the other on his opponent's waist, he lifted his leg at the same time to dissolve the knee strike that no one else could see, and with the other hand to the side, he flipped the man onto the ground. Erniu was so embarrassed that he was about to pull out his trump card, but was stopped by Zhang Zhou!

At this time, those people also quickly rushed over, forcefully suppressing the man and taking him away. As for A Ji, he received Zhang Zhou's hint and rushed out, shouting for him to stop.

"Stop, you want to do this just because you've offended a noble?"

A man who looked like a boss hurriedly walked over and bowed to everyone before saying with a fawning face, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all because this dog didn't teach me well. I'll definitely beat him to death when I go back and fight against the nobles to vent my anger on them!"

A'Ji understood what Zhang Zhou meant, and said, "You're not the one who's venting his anger. This guy, we'll take him!"

"Ah, milord, this …!"

The boss looked reluctant to part with this item. He had spent a huge sum of money to buy it from the Thousand Holy City. In the future, he would be able to earn a large sum of money for himself. A'ji didn't give him any time to think, and loudly added, "The person behind me is the distinguished guest of the rich prince! Give me a price! "

The boss frowned. He wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare to. While hesitating, Aji raised his eyebrows.

"Looks like you don't want to give face to the first prince!" Alright, tell me your name and family background. At that time, the first prince will personally pay you a visit! "

That person was shocked. If he had really offended the First Prince, then he would have to spend all his money, and it would not be worth it. In the end, he could only bear with it and clench his teeth as he said the price. He turned around and looked at the man's ferocious and furious expression, then added, "I want his daughter as well!"

Zhang Zhou asked Guan Xiaolou and Chen Chaoyin to bring the "slaves" back to their quarters and find a place for them to stay. After that, he strolled around the place where the Western Paradise Workshop was gathered. What made him feel more at ease was that he did not find anything that made his heart palpitate!

Zhang Zhou did not know much about gems, but there were many different kinds of gems and emeralds. They were rare in the Tang Dynasty, and it turned out that Tang Dynasty's private merchants had once ventured here to exchange these gems for a huge amount of profit. However, after that war, there was no trace of the merchants. Now, Tang Dynasty's stock was all thanks to those horse bandits. It was definitely priceless! With Aggie's help, Zhang Zhou bought a dozen or so gems and jadeite stones, which he kept to send back to others.

When he returned to his residence! He saw one of Zhao Qizhen's retainers anxiously waiting for him. It turned out that Zhang Zhou was only missing Zhang Zhou, as he had purposely held a large welcoming feast for the Ping Wang. Zhang Zhou could only change his clothes and follow them to the Imperial Palace!

In Zhang Zhou's eyes, this was the first time he saw those priests in a palace with a typical Arab-style building! He was in no hurry to interact with these people who wore white robes, cross necklaces, and round melon hats. He also did not accept the ceremonial introductions along with Ping Wang. Instead, he chose to observe them silently! Soon, he discovered something!

He noticed a man in the crowd who, unlike the other priests and noblemen who came and went, laughed and laughed, although also dressed in the attire of a noble priest, had always been surrounding several other grand priests and grand figures. He raised his cup in a respectful, attentive manner, and as he turned his head, Zhang Zhou saw a look of loathing and malice in his eyes.

This discovery interested Zhang Zhou! He seemed to have found a way to solve the problem. In fact, no matter how powerful the organization was, it could not withstand the internal disintegration! And under the benefits, who would dare to say that the Protestants were made of iron?

There was also a group of people who did not fit in with the lively atmosphere of the feast. They were frowning and harboring bitter grudges as they secretly inquired about the local religious affiliation. It was not hard to understand why they had such expressions! One of them was a tall, thin, middle-aged man, which made him pay extra attention to him because he noticed that this person was communicating with Tie He through his concealed eyes. To be exact, it was Tie He who threw questioning looks at that person. Zhang Zhou was secretly pleased with himself. This banquet had yielded a lot of rewards!

Using the precious Tang silk as a greeting gift, Zhang Zhou very smoothly met this Yu Jia priest. Before he came, he had learned a great deal about the priests of Yoga with his gold coins. Yu Jia could be said to be the priest with the most complicated tasks in the new religion. He was responsible for all the dirty work, but the benefits he received were minimal. There was only one reason. His father was a lowly servant! He was destined to be born into a lowly background, so it was difficult for him to be recognized by the upper class. However, his experience was extremely inspiring. He put in countless efforts and spent all his money in order to reach the end of the Western Tribes' New Church Assembly Group. In the end, not long after, the backer who had previously accepted his money fell in the internal conflict between the bishops. With his background, how could the important figures in the conference group look down on him? If not for his hard work, his willingness to work, his lack of struggle for credit, and his filial piety, he would have been kicked out of the meeting! It was this understanding that made Zhang Zhou feel that this Yu Jia could be touched upon.

Such a precious gift could naturally be exchanged for a warm smile!

"Hello, my noble guest. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhang Zhou smiled and nodded: "I do have some things I need to trouble Lord Yu Jia with!"

Yu Jia didn't have the slightest intention of exchanging pleasantries. He asked straightforwardly, because he was using his patience to flatter the elders of the meeting group. To others, he preferred to save time and energy! His many years of experience had allowed him to see through too much and become more pragmatic.

"Please tell me. If my ability allows, I will definitely try my best!"

"I plan to open a shop in Xirong that will sell the silk from the Tang Dynasty!"

Because both countries stopped trading, the Tang Dynasty's goods were rarely seen on the market. Especially the Tang Dynasty's fine silk, they would occasionally get a few from the horse bandits at the Heaven Realm Mountain. If they had a supply channel, they could make a lot of money. However, Yu Jia's face was somewhat ugly to behold. Zhang Zhou purposefully said, "If Lord Yu Jia is willing to help, I'm willing to give you twenty percent of the shares!"

Yu Jia saw that Zhang Zhou's expression didn't change, and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but that I'm powerless. The decision to operate a shop like this requires a meeting group …"

Zhang Zhou naturally knew that he was not going to be allocated any soup for such a good thing. Zhang Zhou laughed, "Master Yu Jia, if you are not satisfied, how about this, 30%!" I hope that the lord will take care of us! "

Actually, Zhang Zhou did not increase the profit margin, but increased Yu Jia's internal dissatisfaction and anger!

Yu Jia was noncommittal. Thinking about the past two years, what benefits had he gotten from all the hardships he had gone through? Time and time again, he had helplessly watched the dazzling gold coins fly past in front of him and fall into someone else's pocket. He was like a pitiful dog, hoping that his master would throw a bone at him in pity after he ate it.

As for the important figures in the council, they didn't even see his contribution. Recently, they had heard that the head's nephew was coming to the Western Tribes, so they knew that they wouldn't even have the chance to gnaw on his bones. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but that his strength … What was the use of the lowest believers who trusted and listened to them?

He suddenly stared at Zhang Zhou and asked, "Why are you looking for me? Not someone else? "Don't flatter me with that silly flattery!"

Zhang Zhou was not worried at all. His men had already set up surveillance here. He smiled and looked into Yu Jia's eyes. He believed that Yu Jia was an intelligent person who could cooperate, so he threw away his false politeness and said straightforwardly: "I am looking for you because doing so will benefit me more! To be honest, I am a friend of the Prince of Iron River, and your situation is the same as his. You don't have much time to spare! "

Yu Jia nodded, but his expression did not change. Instead, he said calmly, "Prince Iron River is different from me. I can choose to quietly live the rest of my life, but he might not …"

"Hehe, looks like it, but there is no absolute in everything, and things never come to an end, there are always variables. Although it looks like the odds are not high, but winning this bet will be a lifetime of glory! It's still better than the cowering, lingering death! "

What Yu Jia said was not wrong, but Zhang Zhou believed that the resentful gaze from such a banquet definitely showed that he was not someone who was at ease with the situation.

Yu Jia suddenly asked: "Honorable man of the Tang Dynasty, who exactly are you?" "You and I should be honest, otherwise there's no need to waste our time here!"

Zhang Zhou smiled and said in a tone as calm as if he was reciting a text, "The Emperor of the Great Tang Empire has personally conferred the title of imperial bodyguard, the Empress's adopted son, His Highness the Prince Ping's good brother, the only marquis of the empire! Tang Dynasty was the main officer of the Black Tiger Camp! "Zhang Zhou!"

Yu Jia, who didn't know much about Tang Dynasty's official position, was immediately greeted with a series of "ding dang dang dang dang" sounds. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful existence to the Western Tribes. Yu Jia knew that nearly twenty years ago, the hundreds of thousands of Western Tribes soldiers were unable to shake the Tang Dynasty's history. Zhang Zhou feared the faith of the Church, but how could the Church not fear the Tang Dynasty's power? So Protestantism is also actively supporting the Tang Dynasty to reduce contact. Basically, it was not that he did not want to absorb the wealth of the Great Tang, but he was worried that he would suffer from a backlash if his abilities were insufficient! As for why Sovereigns knew about all things and pitied all living things, they were fools. How could they not know what was going on? After all these years, the Church had become more and more profit, and the only ones who truly lived for the teachings were probably the lowest ranked believers.

Now that Tang Dynasty had married the princess to Tie He, the reason for doing so was the same as many others. Yu Jia felt that Tang Dynasty must have done this because it was more in line with its own interests.

Yu Jia quickly calculated.

"But Big Tang doesn't have much power here! And how will you help Tie He! "I'm afraid a single marriage won't change anything at all!"

"To be honest, the support Big Tang can give Tie He right now is indeed not much, and the people on the stage will not participate!"

His words only made Yu Jia feel that Zhang Zhou was trustworthy!

"Hehe, so you want to make a business deal that you don't want to pay a price for?"

"Haha, to tell you the truth, I will personally describe this as' empty-handed white wolf '! "Haha!"

Yu Jia was not angry. Instead, he said lightly, "I'm afraid that I have nothing that can help the two of you."

"Don't be in such a hurry to reject me. Although it is very difficult for me to show off my strength right now, this situation is only right now. It doesn't mean that it will happen in the future! As for why we chose you, the reason is very simple. We need someone who has the ability, the potential, the courage to accomplish all of these things, someone who is unwilling to be humiliated and dares to fight for our dreams! "

Zhang Zhou took out a bundle of golden notes! It was not easy to use Tang Dynasty's banknotes here, so he temporarily used his money to exchange for some gold coins. The amount was too little and it was useless. This was what Zhang Zhou had requested from Tie He.

"This 50,000 gold coins is for you!"

The difficulty of this matter caused Yu Jia to lose all desire for the golden notes in front of him.

"This gold is not enough to help Prince Tie He gain strong support!"

"I know that, but the most important thing right now is not how to help Prince Tie He." "I think the first thing to think about is how to make you head of the council!"

Yu Jia's eyes lit up. This was the most tempting thing for him! Yu Jia suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "I'm afraid that will be difficult! The position of the head is decided by the bishop! "

"Lord Yu Jia, you can use the gold to buy a backer, and then you can buy another. I believe you can do it!"

Of course Yu Jia knew this, but he no longer had the chance to obtain such a great fortune and do such things! The price of fifty thousand gold coins to buy a seat at the top was still far from enough!

Zhang Zhou continued, "Just because you don't have one now doesn't mean you won't have one in the future. As long as you convince the bishop that you can give him a higher level of benefits, that is, completing the first step!"

"Please continue!"

"I know of a man of the first age, and he brought his nephew to Chiron! I don't believe that those clergymen will be willing! "

Yu Jia kept thinking and his eyes lit up! How could he not know about the scheming and scheming between those people? It was just that he, who was too weak, was unable to participate!

Zhang Zhou continuously added fuel to the fire of desire and added fuel to the fire: "The worshippers of the Western Tribes need a group of people who truly think for them! As for their conflicts, it was about time for them to be exposed! I believe Lord Yu Jia knows what to do! "As for the 50,000 gold coins and some support, it should be enough to complete all of these tasks!"

"What kind of help?"

"Tie He's and mine!"

Yu Jia once again fell into deep thought. After a long time, he took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Zhou, and said, "Tell me your condition!"

"I will tell you, but not now. But don't worry, I will not let you suffer any losses!"

"Should I believe you?"

"Any promise will not help you believe me. Our goal is to obtain our own benefits! Just remember this! I think we will cooperate very happily! "

Yu Jia took the initiative to extend his hand to Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou reached out his hand in tacit understanding, completing a historic handshake.