Start with detective Li Yuanfang

"The leader! Yang Zhi is defeated, the bandit army is about to come in, let's leave the city by a small path!"

At the headquarters of the Shangqiu Guild, Zhang Yu, the steward, came to Zhang Tang, the head of the guild, and said bitterly.

Zhang Tang sighed deeply: "Although that Yang Junban has good ambitions, but he beat the sergeant hard and distracted the hearts of the masses. It is not surprising that he was defeated... How did the magistrate Jia Zheng react?"

Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "The magistrate heard that the army outside the city was defeated. He first shouted that Yang Zhi had misunderstood him, and then said that the bandits were powerful, so he quickly went to the Liangshan hero for help, and then he disappeared..."

Zhang Tang was not surprised. He took out a stack of documents and handed them over: "You go too, the Central Plains is already in chaos, and the chamber of commerce will take care of it from now on!"

Zhang Yu paled: "I have no virtue or ability to take on this important task... President, this is not the time, let's leave quickly!"

Zhang Tang looked at him, and handed over the document firmly: "Don't hesitate, you are already the new leader of the Shangqiu Guild!"

Perhaps in other guilds, the head of the guild cannot directly designate the heir, but the merchants who hold the shares must decide together, but the Shangqiu guild is the family property of the Zhang family in Pucheng. It is able to directly decide, and the formal documents have been prepared early, and it is necessary to ensure the orderly succession of the head of the meeting.

But Zhang Yu still didn't dare to accept it, and tried hard to persuade him: "The imperial court has a word to recall the seventh uncle, and Yingtian Mansion was temporarily occupied by thieves, and it will be taken back soon. The leader of the meeting should not have such a thought!"

The seventh uncle he was talking about was Zhang Dun. Su Shi wrote "Two Poems with Zhang Qi in Guarding Huzhou", in which "Zhang Qi" was Zhang Dun. After Fan Chunli died of illness, Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu, and Cai Bian invited him in turn Resignation, the voice of Zhang Dun's reunification is getting louder and louder. At the moment of national turmoil, it is true that only the old, firm and unyielding Xianggong can make things right and clean up the chaos.

However, Zhang Tang shook his head resolutely: "It's just rumors, it can't be done."

Zhang Yu frowned: "Why can't it be done? But if this chaos continues, the country and society of the Song Dynasty will be in danger..."

Disappointment appeared in Zhang Tang's cloudy eyes: "What kind of person is the official family today? After all kinds of evil deeds, we can see that he doesn't care about the stability of the country and the country, but only cares about his own throne. Unless it is completely out of control, cousin I will never be called back to the court!"

"But if that day really comes, I'm afraid Zhao Song Jiangshan will be at the end of the road. It's too late. Even my cousin can't turn the tide by himself..."

Zhang Yu's face changed, and he said in a low voice: "Since that's the case, why should the leader stay in Yingtian Mansion, we should return to Fujian as soon as possible!"

Zhang Tang said: "From Jianzhou to Shangqiu, we have gone through untold hardships and many hardships to have this foundation. Could it be that we will never come out after returning to Fujian? Besides, Fujian may not be peaceful. We wait for home The cause is great, once the rebels make trouble, the foundations of the six major guilds will be the first ones to look at!"

Zhang Yu's heart trembled when he heard the words, showing a deep worry.

Whenever the mountains and rivers are broken and the world is in chaos, wealthy merchants are often the most dangerous, and there are many people who ransacked their homes and exterminated their families. Yang Tianwang, who rebelled in Sichuan and Sichuan, repeatedly threatened the Chuanxia Guild, so they hoped that the order would be stable so that business could flourish.

Now after Luoyang was captured by the Liao people, Yingtian Mansion was about to be invaded by rebels. Zhang Yu knew that this person was right to be worried, but suddenly asked, "In this case, why is Mr. Lin's wedding just a matter of fact?" Send a congratulatory gift instead of going to Yanyun to congratulate in person?"

Zhang Tang rolled his eyelids: "You are a merchant, and you want to follow the dragon?"

Zhang Yu's face changed, and he hurriedly bowed down: "The leader forgives me, my subordinates dare not have such intentions!"

Zhang Tang waved his hand slowly: "Call me uncle, there are no outsiders here, so it doesn't have to be like this..."

"You and that Lin Yiyong have known each other for a long time. Before we divided the foundation left by the Houjiang Guild, we also had an alliance. I didn't expect it to soar into the sky, to such an extent!"

"Now that this person has a foundation in Yanyun, and he has the aspirations of the people in Hebei and Shandong, it's normal for you to think so!"

Zhang Yu endured it, but still couldn't hold it back: "Then according to uncle's opinion, what should my nephew do?"

Zhang Tang said indifferently: "In my opinion, it's better to give charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake!"

This may sound weird at first. Ordinary people often say that icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow, but now it is the opposite, but Zhang Yu understands that this person does not agree to contact now, but wants to wait for the situation. , no matter how attached to the past, don't gamble early.

"Of course, since the Chamber of Commerce has decided to hand it over to you, the old man's words are only for reference. You should adapt to the situation and keep Zhang's family safe!"

Zhang Tang waved his hand wearily: "The old man is old, it is better to stick to it than to be late, you go quickly, the trail is secret, but it is not without danger, the thief came suddenly, we did not have much preparation, There is no longer any delay!"

Looking at the head of the chamber of commerce who has been worrying all his life, Zhang Yu showed grief, accepted the letter, and bowed deeply: "Uncle cherishes it!"

Watching the back of Zhang Yu leaving, Zhang Tang closed his eyes and began to cook the last tea in his life.

If we talk about treating that Lin Yiyong, Zhang Tang still has the icing on the cake. For Zhang Xian, a rebellious bandit, as a child of the Zhang family, it is absolutely impossible to get along with him. He is old, and he is actually very afraid of death. , but will never allow himself to be ashamed of the family.

However, what broke his tranquility was the noise and shouts outside, and after a while, Zhang Yu actually went and came back, with blood on his body.

Zhang Tang's complexion changed drastically: "What's going on?"

Zhang Yu said with lingering fear: "It was Zhang Xian who sent the gangsters under his command to sneak into the city, murder and set fire, and create chaos everywhere. As soon as I went out, I was rushed to kill by a group of gangsters. The leader was a well-known gangster 'Shan Yasha' grandson." Yuan, the guards were defeated, but fortunately a pair of brothers passed by, the younger brother was extremely brave and helped me, so I was able to come back!"

Zhang Tang was furious: "Lawless! Lawless! Are all the officers and soldiers in the city dead?"

Zhang Yu said bitterly: "Since the official family moved their capital to the south and fled to Yingtianfu, it has been worse than before. The remaining officers and soldiers are a group of incompetent people, and the thieves came suddenly. Uncle can no longer stay. While there are righteous men to help, let's go together Let's break out!"

Zhang Tang took a deep breath, showing an old and firm look like Zhang Dun: "Come here, quickly prepare firewood, this old man will start a fire, burn this place, and never fall into the hands of thieves!

Zhang Yu changed color, and just about to persuade him, a loud voice suddenly came from outside: "The old man has a backbone!"

After finishing speaking, a figure walked in with fast pace, and when he got close, Zhang Tang realized that the person who came was just a young gentleman, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, with a broad chest, strong bones and muscles, and a body Lin Lin, with a dignified appearance, seems to have a thousand catties of strength all over his body.

He has known countless people in his life, and it is extremely rare to have such awe-inspiring prestige at such an age.

Zhang Yu introduced: "This little brother Wu Songwu from Qinghe County is the one who saved me just now!"

Mr. Xiao Lang said with a smile: "It's nothing more than a little effort! Compared with the landlord in our county who was tried by the public, your shop is much better, so I will help! Let's go, I will be surrounded by the army later, I will bring this There are many people, you have to be a bit reluctant!"

As he spoke, he was about to come over to help people: "Wu Song heard what the old man said just now, and he really has a lot of ambition, but it is not worth it to be forced to burn himself by these thieves... If your legs and feet are inconvenient, I will help you!"

"Eh...eh..."

Zhang Tang couldn't laugh or cry when he was framed up by this hot-tempered young man, he went all the way outside, and was soon carried into the newly prepared team.

In addition to the guards and guards of the Chamber of Commerce, there was also an ugly man like three inches of Dinggu bark, who stayed inside a little awkwardly.

The majestic little gentleman came to the ugly man who was half a body shorter than himself, but clasped his fists and said: "This is my elder brother, I hope you can take care of me!"

Looking at the two brothers who were extremely different, the guards' eyes inevitably showed strangeness. Since Zhang Tang came out, he no longer hunted for death and wasted everyone's time, but praised: "Brother Wu Song has such a physique, and he can't wait for him." You can see that this elder brother has worked so hard to raise him, remember, you must protect this elder brother of the Wu family and never let him get hurt!"

Mr. Xiao Lang's affection rose greatly when he heard the words: "The old man is a good man. With me, Wu Song, I will guarantee you to kill them!"

But when they prepared their weapons, bows and arrows, and rushed out fully armed, they unexpectedly discovered that the atmosphere on the street had become completely different from what it was just now.

Just now, the city was in chaos, as far as the eye could see, there were soldiers and civilians fleeing everywhere, as well as cruel laughter and screams of murder and arson.

But at this time, there was no more movement like that. There were not many people on the street, but there were quite a few dead bodies.

"what?"

Wu Song stepped forward quickly, looked over, and said in surprise: "Isn't this the thief who just entered the city and set fire to it? Who killed it?"

Zhang Tang and Zhang Yu looked at each other, not daring to delay any longer: "Brother Wu Song, since the thief has surrendered, we should hurry out of the city!"

That Wu Dalang also said: "Brother, the thieves are powerful, it's important that we avoid them, don't watch too much!"

"It's just a bunch of chickens and dogs, so why not be afraid!"

Wu Song snorted proudly at first, but finally nodded reluctantly under Wu Dalang's urging: "Okay! Let's go!"

With him protecting him all the way, the scattered thieves on the way were indeed killed with a knife in his hand, like slaughtering a chicken, without any surprise or danger.

Two quarters of an hour later, a group of people saw the south wall in the distance, where there was a small road leading directly to the outside of the city, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Song looked sharply at a roof, and suddenly shouted: "Come down, thief!"

The roar was like a thunderbolt, and everyone's ears were buzzing. In a trance, he had already rushed out at a brisk pace, chasing a man who was running ahead above the eaves.

That man was none other than "Shan Yasha" Sun Yuan, who was promised by Zhang Xian as a general, and the leader who entered the city this time.

At this time, Sun Yuan's face was full of fear, and he turned his head to look back frequently, but what he looked at was not Wu Song, but a name muttered in his mouth: "'Zuo Ming'...'Zuo Ming'...the fairy's name... Dao soldiers, how could they be used by this person!"

"Where to go!"

But Wu Song would not give up this great opportunity to capture the leader of the thief, and he ignored the call behind him, so he ran with both legs.

Sun Yuan lowered his head and swept away, and then he noticed Wu Song. Thinking of the martial arts shown by this kid, his face changed slightly and he stepped a little faster.

One of them galloped below, the other jumped on the roof, all the way up from the south of the city, crossing streets and alleys, Wu Song chased more and more vigorously, but Sun Yuan's strength was somewhat exhausted.

Until a group of people appeared not far away, he was overjoyed: "Er Niang!"

The head of the group was a black short man with outstanding temperament, he was Song Jiang, the governor of Yuncheng County who did not receive a penny salary from the imperial court.

Looking at the situation in Jiangning Mansion, the chief officer had a look of worry on his brows: "I don't want the thieves to be so arrogant and make my Song Dynasty's Nanjing City look like this..."

Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing were silent behind them, their faces were a little ashamed, Song Jiang noticed it, and immediately comforted him: "You don't have to blame yourself, if you didn't tell me the truth, I couldn't come here in time, let alone serve the court. Opportunity!"

During the time between Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing, they were indeed conquered by this elder brother Gongming, and he confessed all the plans of his father and father-in-law. Wang Ying even smiled and said: "That Zhang Xian pretends to be a god and plays ghosts, how can it be compared to my elder brother's loyalty to us? Listen to brother!"

Song Jiang nodded in relief, and then thought of the overwhelming army outside and the chaos of the army and civilians in the city, he sighed again: "It's a pity we came late!"

Mu Hongjian said: "If my brother wants to make meritorious service, he still needs to find the local officials. If they don't come forward to preside over it, it is really difficult for us to compete with Zhang's army!"

The others also nodded.

Only a black man like an iron bull ignored these things at all, holding two axes, and staring around with eyes like copper bells: "Brother, don't sigh, there are so many and nothing, come here to kill thieves... Ah! There are thieves coming after Brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he screamed wildly, swung his ax and rushed over. The target was to see his daughter and son-in-law, and saw Song Jiang as the leader, and Sun Yuan who jumped down from the roof.

"I'm not……"

However, what greeted him was not the reunion of father and daughter, but a black whirlwind rushed towards him. Before he had time to explain, the crazy ax slashed towards him one after another, and the severe pain like tearing hit his whole body.

Amidst the blood sprayed all over the sky, Hei Xuanfeng laughed loudly, splitting it into three sections with two axe, only to hear Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing's shrill voices behind him: "Daddy!!"