Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 297 Inquiry
"You mean they want to attack Sihai Grain Store? Hehe, don't these thieves have maggots in their brains?"

In the second hall of Yangzhou Thousand Households Institute, Liang Qi leaned lazily on the chair, squinted at Li Fengchun and asked, Li Fengchun then reported to Liang Qi what happened today.

The two school lieutenants Li Fengchun sent to follow up were very alert. They saw from a distance that the two entered Xu Qiming's mansion and did not leave immediately, but continued to wait separately in a more secluded place.

Sure enough, around Shen Shi, the skinny man who was being followed changed into casual clothes and came out of Xu's mansion, followed by two servants.After the two school lieutenants made gestures to each other from a long distance, one of them followed the people in the Xu mansion all the way, while the other school lieutenant continued to squat near the Xu mansion.

The thin man swaggered through the streets and alleys with his entourage, and after about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the entrance of a narrow alley, and the three of them turned into the narrow alley one by one.

The following lieutenant Liu Jiang pretended to be a passer-by and walked slowly through the narrow alley, and then took a quick look inside. The three people were no longer in the not-so-deep alley, only two strong men with green skins were sitting in a Chatting in front of the gate of the courtyard, there is no one else in the alley.

Liu Jiang turned his head and looked forward, and saw the front of a tavern a few steps away fluttering in the breeze. The windows on the second floor of the tavern along the street were open, and it was very suitable to observe the movement at the entrance of the alley from above, so he walked forward quickly Come to the door of the tavern and step in.

"Xiao Er, is there any space upstairs facing the street?"

After Liu Jiang entered the door, he looked up and asked the waiter who came forward to meet him.

Since it was not time for dinner, there were no drinkers in the tavern, except for the waiter, there was only an old man who looked like a shopkeeper fiddled with the abacus at the counter.

"Yes, yes! How many are you, guest officer? What kind of dishes do you want? Drinking daughter's red or Zhuangyuan red? There is also Bai Luchun bought from Beidi in the small shop. The wine is very strong. Would you like a pot to taste, guest officer?" taste?"

The waiter in the shop graciously walked up to him with a smile on his face and said.

"Have a pot of Nurhong, and bring two signature dishes upstairs! The rest of the silver will be your reward!"

Liu Jiang walked to the stairs while giving instructions, and threw a piece of broken silver behind his head, and then walked up the narrow and steep stairs to the second floor.

The waiter with quick hands and quick eyes stretched out his hands to catch the piece of silver, and the smirk on his face suddenly became sincere: "Okay! A pot of good wine, two signature dishes! Come right away! Officer, please be careful when you go up the stairs Don't kowtow!"

After watching Liu Jiang go upstairs, Xiao Er turned around and took a peek at the shopkeeper. Seeing that the shopkeeper was still counting his noon income, Xiao Er's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about where to go for a while. Convert the silver into copper coins and take them back to the store, then pay Liu Jiang's expenses to the shopkeeper, and the rest will be his.

"Fortunately, the boss is old and his ears are a little hard, otherwise I would not have any good things after hearing someone rewarding me!"

Xiao Er secretly came to the counter proudly, and shouted at the shopkeeper who was planning to offer: "Master! A guest officer upstairs wants a pot of daughter red! Two signature dishes! Xiao Er will go to the back kitchen to talk to Huang. Tell me three!"

"Well, let's go, let's go, the silver coin is handed over to the old man!"

The old shopkeeper said without raising his head.

Liu Jiang sat in the seat by the window for a while. Amidst the sound of the stairs, Xiaoer walked up the stairs carrying a tray with a sullen face. There was a thick porcelain wine bottle and two plates of bright and delicious dishes on the plate. .

"Let's go slowly, Xiao Er, I have something to ask you, if what you said sounds useful, I will reward you!"

Xiao Er put the dishes and wine on the table and was about to turn around and leave when Liu Jiang suddenly said.

"This old man, the villain is a native of Yangzhou for generations, and he has worked in this Xinxiang Tavern for three years! But within a few miles of the tavern, no matter whether it is people or things, the villain can tell a general idea Come on! This villain doesn't care if he rewards you or not, just now, guest officer, your rewards have been taken by the host!"

After saying the last few words, Xiao Er lowered his voice, turned around and ran to the stairs to look down, then turned around and trotted over, with a little regret and grievance in his joyful expression.

"Hahahaha! A little money is worth a lot! Someone came to ask you, there is a narrow alley not far from the east of your tavern, and it seems that few people come in and out. It is very important. Where is this place? Who lives here? Who comes here on weekdays?"

As Liu Jiang asked, he took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and put it on the table. This piece of broken silver was bigger than the one just now, and it should be worth about two renminbi.

The Jinyiwei Yangzhou Thousand Households Office has not been established for a short time, and its main energy is on the surveillance of the officials and wealthy gentry. What exactly is the situation but still need to inquire about to know about it.

"My lord, from your accent, you came to Yangzhou Mansion from another place, right? I don't know what you mean by inquiring about this matter, but I think I asked because of curiosity. That's all, anyway, all the nearby residents know about that place , it’s not such a secret, the villain will tell you today!”

While talking, Xiao Er looked at the piece of broken silver on the table, estimated its weight, and then said: "That house is the residence of Mr. Huang, a hero in the east city of Yangzhou. It looks small on the outside, but it is actually huge on the inside. Very lame; although the villain has never been inside, he has heard many guest officials who come to drink and chat about this place. At first, only one person entered this house, and later, after Boss Huang bought it from others, he sent dozens of his men Mr. Huang, drove away all the surrounding residents and then expanded it. I don’t know how big or small people are inside. Mr. Huang opened a money-playing place in the courtyard, and it is said that there are some fireworks girls in the side courtyard. On weekdays, most of the people who come here to play here are good men from the city. Those good men come here to play after finding money elsewhere. As for whether others come here, the villain does not know. My lord, if you feel petty It's useless for you to talk back, so you don't need this money villain!"

After Xiao Er finished speaking, he looked at the piece of broken silver with longing eyes, as if he was looking at someone he liked.

"Hmph, good man! Let me ask you, how many marketers does this person with the surname Huang follow? Did he pay others for money when he expanded his house? Are there any officials in the government?"

For the hero Huang Boss in Xiaoer's mouth, Liu Jiang simply dismissed it.

Last year, Zhu Youjian issued an order to crack down on street rogues in the capital. Jinyiwei and Wucheng Bingmasi dispatched thousands of troops. It took only five days to arrest all the so-called street heroes in the capital who endangered the Quartet. Dozens of people were killed, and the remaining hundreds of people were all sent to the mines in Xishan to dig coal.

These heroes who usually cheat, kidnap and blackmail only bully the common people and merchants from other places, but they are like ants in the face of powerful force. The short crossbow was knocked to the ground, and then they were made up one by one.

"This old man, the villain also saw the hero Huang Boss last summer. He really looks like a hero, with his chest bare and arms tattooed on his body. He looks really majestic! If the villain has this It's good to be as majestic! There must not be two or thirty heroes following Boss Huang? The other villains don't know!"

"You go down now, don't tell others what you just said, Master Yin has rewarded you! Go away!"

Xiao Er saw that Liu Jiang didn't seem to be teasing him, so he reached out and quickly grabbed the broken silver and put it in his arms, gave Liu Jiang a deep salute, turned and went downstairs.

Liu Jiang sat where he could see the entrance of the alley, watching the movement of the alley while tasting wine and vegetables.

Before he could finish his pot of wine, the three people from the Xu Mansion walked out of the alley and turned back towards the way they came. Liu Jiang did not follow, but continued to look at the entrance of the alley.

After a while, several green-skinned people walked out of the alley and went separately. Liu Jiang drank the wine in his glass, got up and went downstairs and left the tavern. Behind Qing Pi, he followed slowly.

"Then Liu Jiang found out how many people these lowly thieves have gathered? What means does he want to attack the grain store?"

"Report to thousands of households! Liu Jiang just followed one person to a place in the north of the city. According to what he said, there should be about [-] thieves in that place, and there should be thieves gathered in other places. The exact number is unknown! Liu Jiang said that the thieves It seems that they have prepared straw, firewood, vegetable oil, etc., and they should set fire to the shop and warehouse! The humble official thinks that we should mobilize manpower, and after the thieves have gathered, they will be killed and captured in one fell swoop, so as to keep the grain shop safe!"

"No! Let the thieves burn it! You go back to the grain store immediately, and let all the people in the business and all the shops in the city move away! Just burn some grain and rice supplies! This official is still hoping that the thieves will make a big fuss! Then let them It will be repaid thousands of times! And you have to catch up with some officials who don't have eyes!"

Liang Qi put away his lazy look, stood up with his hands behind his back and ordered in a deep voice.

　I met a villain in the author group today, and I was very angry. A well-known author attacked me in front of hundreds of people. Grandma, it’s because I saw that my book’s grades were not good, and it’s not because of the great god who bullied me me?If I were a great god, would he dare?Now this person is a snobbish eye, seeing the big god's mouth as if smeared with honey, a newbie like me can't look down on him at all.In addition, I helped push a new work: Take off from the end of Ming Dynasty.I know it's useless to push it by myself. It's all newcomers helping each other. It's not easy to code, so everyone go and support it.

　　
　
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