A knife in love

Chapter 1281

I only heard Master Jiang continue to say: "There is only one thing that the villain has no idea about. I'm afraid I have to ask Mr. Xiao to come forward to make this matter properly."

Xiao Dong saw Mr. Jiang's expression of embarrassment, he seemed to have something hard to say, so he said: "If you have something to say, just say it, don't have any scruples."

Mr. Jiang thought for a moment, and then continued: "Although the villain is a famous criminal master in the county magistrate's office, he has no friendship with these big families inside and outside the city. If you want to persuade them to contribute, it is most appropriate for Mr. Pan to come forward. But Master Pan and I both work in the yamen, if a villain asks Master Pan for help, I'm afraid he will feel unhappy. Therefore, it is best for Lord Xiao to come forward in this matter, it will be much safer."

Although Master Jiang said these words tactfully, Xiao Dong's heart is clear.As a famous criminal master in the magistrate's yamen, Mr. Jiang handles small and large cases every day, and he doesn't have much contact with these big families.Master Pan, on the other hand, is in charge of money and food documents, and collects taxes, which happens to be in charge of these big families.With Master Pan's temperament, he must have colluded with these big households and used each other.Therefore, Mr. Jiang came forward to ask these big families to contribute their talents and efforts. I am afraid that they will be obedient to others and refuse to work hard.If Mr. Pan came forward, the rich families would not dare to offend Mr. Pan, so they would naturally try their best to get things done.But Mr. Jiang and Mr. Pan are not subordinate to each other. If Mr. Jiang asks Mr. Pan to negotiate with the big family, Mr. Pan will definitely be unhappy.Even if he reluctantly agrees, he probably won't try his best to do things.Only when Xiao Dong stepped forward, Master Pan would bow his head and obey orders.Mr. Jiang is impeccable in his work, and his words are very decent, he neither shirks his responsibility, nor speaks ill of Mr. Pan.A few plain words not only saved Master Pan's face, but also left room for himself.He really deserves to be an old official who has worked in the Yamen for many years, and he is very safe in his work.

After Mr. Jiang finished speaking, Xiao Dong said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jiang's words are very good, you can rest assured. Xiao knows what you said and what you didn't say. After eating, Xiao will be afraid. Go to the yamen with you, and discuss the matter with Li Zhixian and Master Pan, and it will definitely not hinder your work."

After everyone had finished eating, Xiao Dong asked Master Jiang and He Butou to wait downstairs, and went upstairs to change his clothes before going to the yamen with the two of them.Li Qiufeng, Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others sent them to the door of Dongsheng Inn, and watched Xiao Dong and others disappear at the end of the alley.Shopkeeper Hu sighed, and said, "Damn it, we're all unlucky to be in this den of thieves. Since Mr. Xiao has gone to the yamen, we have no choice but to wait for news in the inn."

When he said this, he turned his head and said to shopkeeper Feng who was waiting on the side: "Shopkeeper Feng, do you have a leaf plate? If you have, take it out for us to entertain."

Shopkeeper Feng said with a grin: "Yes, yes. I wonder if you are playing cards in the guest rooms on the second floor, or in the lobby?"

Shopkeeper Hu said: "So many people gather in the guest room, it's boring to death. I see that your lobby is very spacious, let's play here."

Shopkeeper Feng agreed, and immediately asked the assistant to fetch the leaf card quickly.He did it himself and moved the extra tables and chairs aside, leaving only one table and six or seven chairs in the center of the lobby.Shopkeeper Hu took the main seat, seeing Shopkeeper Luo and others standing aside, he didn't intend to sit down.He patted the table, and smiled at Shopkeeper Luo and the others: "Don't make a sad face, as if you are dead! You are all people who have experienced big storms. Although there are some troubles right now, you don't have to worry too much. I feel wronged and sick. Lao Luo, Lao Song and Lao Ji, sit down and play a few rounds of cards."

Shopkeeper Ji gave a wry smile, and said, "Most of the silver taels we brought were on the boat. Now we only have some scattered silver taels, and we have to keep them for emergencies. If there is no winning or losing in the game of cards, it would be boring to play white cards indiscriminately." It's tight, it's better not to play, go back to the room and sleep."

Shopkeeper Hu said: "Old Ji, don't cry about being poor. Everyone has done business, so naturally they know that they can't take a lot of cash with them when they travel far. That’s all. A large sum of money was exchanged for bank notes before boarding the ship, wrapped in oiled paper for countless layers, and hidden safely on the body. Hehe, Lao Ji, am I right?”

Shopkeeper Ji looked embarrassed, just smiled, but didn't speak.Shopkeeper Luo and the others were stunned, wondering if this bastard, Old Hu, was still drunk, and he actually said what we knew in front of so many people!Zhang Shi, Qin Laowu, and the kid surnamed Zhu are okay to talk about.This Fatty Feng is a slippery and cunning guy, don't let him hear our details, and collude with the thieves in Dongliao County to rob us at night, then it will be a big deal.

Seeing that everyone refused to sit down and play cards, shopkeeper Hu thought to himself, the more these bastards are like this, the more suspicious they are.I tried my best to let you not be afraid, but you took my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs.Damn it, I'm in such a hurry, I just let it go, let's see what you idiots can do!

Everyone had their own ghosts, and no one spoke for a while, and the hall suddenly fell silent, as if even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.

At this moment, there was only a sound of "cracking" footsteps, and two people walked in from the door.One of them laughed and said: "Damn it, I heard that someone wants to play leaf cards from a long distance away. If I don't have enough hands, how about counting me as one?"

Hearing this man's voice, Li Qiufeng was startled, looked intently, and almost cried out.I saw that the person who spoke was Emperor Zhengde who was aliased as Shou Nanshan.It's just that at this time, his hair was combed neatly, and he also changed into clean clothes.He wore a pair of clogs under his feet, which made a crackling sound when he walked.

That night Li Qiufeng met Zhang Yong and Murong Qiushui suddenly, and then Shou Nanshan also turned out.To be able to meet Shounan Mountain in this small town outside the pass, Li Qiufeng was extremely shocked.What was even more unexpected was that after parting that night, Shou Nanshan also appeared in Dongsheng Inn.Now that Shounan Mountain has arrived, Zhang Yong must follow.

Sure enough, after Shou Nanshan walked into the hall carelessly, there was a person behind him, Zhang Yong who had been the governor of the East Factory.He followed behind Shou Nanshan, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his hands, like an old servant following his master out, unobtrusive.Li Qiufeng thought to himself that Zhang Yong had reached the pinnacle of martial arts and was loyal to Emperor Zhengde.This time the master and servant went out to find a secluded place.According to Emperor Zhengde's temperament, he naturally didn't want to be restrained by others.On weekdays, he only wore tattered clothes, his disheveled hair was rarely combed, and he only wore a pair of rag shoes with exposed toes on his feet.Today, however, he combed his hair neatly, changed into a clean cloth shirt, and even disappeared from his feet the pair of rag shoes that made people forget after seeing it. Naturally, it was the result of Zhang Yong's persuasive persuasion.If Emperor Zhengde still dressed like that, he would definitely attract attention when walking.If Dongchang and Jinyiwei want to murder Emperor Zhengde, they only need to track all the way, and it is very easy to find Emperor Zhengde's whereabouts.Now that he has changed his attire, he is no different from an ordinary old man.No one was paying attention as they walked, Dongchang and Jin Yiwei would find it even more difficult to find the two of them.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he saw that shopkeeper Feng had already greeted him, and said with a smile: "Master Shou went out to hang out early in the morning, have you had breakfast?"

Shou Nanshan waved his hand at him and said: "Eat it, eat it. Even if I didn't eat it, I wouldn't eat it. There are leaf cards to play, so fuck the fuck!"

Shou Nanshan walked to the table while talking, stretched out his hand and pushed Wei Erbao who was standing in front of him aside, sat down on the chair opposite to shopkeeper Hu, reached out his hand to touch a handful of broken silver from his pocket, and patted it on the table, smiling. He said calmly, "I'll play two laps with you. Let's talk about how big the fight is."

Shopkeeper Hu didn't expect such an old man to play cards with him, he looked like an ordinary old man, and shopkeeper Feng had just talked to him, so he seemed to be a guest of the shop.Shopkeeper Luo, Shopkeeper Ji and others all had mournful faces, and it was very easy for people to see the flaws.I might as well play a few rounds of cards with this old guy, one is to confuse outsiders, so that people will not doubt the origin of my party.Second, it can pass the time, which is better than sitting in the room and sulking.The third is to see that the old man took out a handful of broken silver worth more than a dozen taels, and lived in the Dongsheng Inn, so he must be a rich man.I can win some loose silver taels to use, and it would be even more wonderful if I could win back the 20 taels of silver that Xiao Dong forced out last night.

Thinking of this, shopkeeper Hu chuckled, and said: "Since this gentleman wants to play a few games, Hu will accompany him."

(End of this chapter)