Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 23 It’s really a feast
The next morning.

Li Yuzheng directed everyone to set the tables and clean up.

As soon as Thunder Tiger arrives, the banquet will officially begin.

Cows, sheep, chickens and ducks, fresh fish and mountain delicacies, 18-year-old daughter is red, today is destined to be a day of eating meat and drinking wine.

It was almost noon when I saw someone running towards me.

It turned out to be Lai Er, a gangster from Wu County.

The guy who was forced by Cunjutang to give laxatives to Qingmutang later received ten taels of silver and disappeared.

Laiji rolled in and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Something happened."

Crow's face turned dark, and he picked him up and was about to beat him violently.

On the big day, there was someone who was more clumsy than him.

"Wait a minute."

Li Yu spoke up to stop it. Firstly, it was not a good time to see blood on a good day for housewarming. Secondly, he wanted to know what happened.

"Boss Lei is dead. He was killed last night!"

Boom, Raiji's words were like depth charges.

The explosion made everyone present feel dizzy, not knowing whether it was true or not.

Li Yu stared at Laiji and asked word by word:

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"The younger one just came from Changmen and saw with his own eyes the body of Boss Lei lying on the street. It had just been carried away by the government officials."

……

Boom, Raven's fainted.

Everyone was even more confused, some shouted that they didn't believe it, and some ran away to go back and see whether it was true or not.

Brother Lei's die-hard confidants, Wu Wu and others, even beat the bear and stamped their feet, with blood-red eyes.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.

Li Yu didn't know when he had a matchlock gun in his hand and fired a shot into the sky.

"Listen to me."

"There is an enemy who wants to deal with Cunjutang, and he is here to eliminate the roots."

"From now on, everyone listens to my command."

"Lai Er, it's not easy for you to report the news. I will reward you with 5 taels of silver. I will send a brother to follow you to find out the information and report back to me. Liu Qian, go away."

Liu Qian, a short man, emerged from the crowd and loudly received orders.

Liu Qian is not an old man from Cunjutang, so his feelings for Lei Laohu are average and he is not losing his mind at the moment.

If Crow were allowed to go, Li Yu was worried that he would overturn tables all over the city.

"Master Du, could you please go to the government office and get the body back as soon as possible. Get the money and ask the officials to help and guard the old hall."

"Relax, military commander."

Du Ren also took the order and left. He had connections in the government office and his affairs always went smoothly.

The two groups of people inquired about the information from official sources and Jianghu, and finally gathered it together with Li Yu.

"What should I do with my brother's revenge?" Crow asked loudly with red eyes.

"I, Li Yu, always repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred. If Mr. Lei is kind to me, I will pick off the heads of my enemy's entire family and place them in front of his tomb."

……

Crow's crazy eyes met Li Yu's cold eyes.

For a long time, he squatted down with his head in his hands and cried loudly.

There was a sudden burst of crying in the hall.

Li Yu is also flawless in taking care of these emotionally out-of-control subordinates. His current thinking is terrifyingly calm and spinning at high speed.

He had the gate of the fence closed, and then ordered two people to be left standing on the roof to watch.

If anyone approaches, sound the gong as a warning.

The advantage of a high foundation is revealed at this moment.

He no longer hid the four muskets sent by Fucheng.

Take it all out and let someone reliable hold it.

He had one shot, Lin Huaisheng had one shot, Fan Jing had one shot, and Xiao Wu also shared one shot.

The ten Yan Ling knives hidden in the snow were also divided up.

When life and death are at stake, enemies may come at any time, and they don't care about keeping a low profile. The government is afraid of it.

Time was tight, and he could only demonstrate how to load gunpowder and lead bullets twice.

Then let them practice on their own and become familiar with the process.

Fan Jing's advantage in reading will be revealed now.

He took a piece of paper, wrote down all the steps, and then led the other two people to read and practice over and over again.

Crow, carrying a wild goose feather knife, slashes the enemy in the air.He was swearing, probably saying some extremely vicious oaths.

The rest of the people were either in groups, or alone at a loss.

Lei Hu's death was a huge blow to these people.

This made Li Yu sigh, Zuo Guan's personality charm is really great.

In his heart, he also respected Lei Hu.

At first, he supported him as the second-in-command of the society against all opinions, and he was trusted.

……

"How is sister-in-law?"

"Xiao Wu's grandma is taking care of her there, and she has hired a doctor. She is fine, but she may not be able to accept the bad news for a while."

Li Yu nodded, this is human nature.

He returned to his courtyard, closed his eyes and wondered who the enemy was.

There is a long list of enemies, all of whom have motives and the ability to seek revenge.

He suddenly thought of Shenghua who was accidentally killed. His father was the deputy commander of Jiangning and was definitely capable.

Could it be that he found out that the murderers were himself and Fucheng, but he kept it secret.

If so, that's the worst possible situation.

But it's not like Vice Governor Jiang Ning is an official figure and a close aide of General Jiang Ning.

He doesn't need to cover up, he can do it openly.

A group of Eight Banners soldiers were mobilized from Jiangning to directly surround the entrance of the hall.

Suddenly, some people appeared in Li Yu's mind, Qingmutang!

The Qiu Ba men of Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp definitely have this strength and even more motive for revenge.

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that the logic made sense.

The motives, strength, and fear of openly attacking are all completely consistent with common sense.

In the afternoon, two waves of people seeking information came back one after another.

Confirmed my guess!

……

The information given by the government is that the attackers were armed with long knives and crossbows.

Residents near the entrance reported that they heard little movement.

Bao Qiang from Fucheng collected the money and told a key thing. A few days ago, a number of men from other places had checked into an inn outside the city. The image basically matched the situation.

Laiji also hesitated to express his thoughts.

He happened to enter the city and heard that Cunju Hall was attacked at night and died sitting in the hall.

He came to report the news immediately because he was afraid.

According to his simple gangster experience, it was Aokido who came to take revenge.

There is no overnight feud in the world, and Qingmutang's reputation for being cheated by Cunjutang has fallen, so it is reasonable to take revenge.

Lai Er's sparkling words made Li Yu admire him.

I found out that this is a guy who has a flexible mind, can do what he says, and can be exploited.

A fine nanmu coffin was used to bury Thunder Tiger.

It is temporarily parked in the courtyard, waiting for burial.

Ms. Raven dressed in mourning clothes, wiped the blood stains on him, and put on new clothes.

Everyone looked at the grief-stricken sister-in-law, but they didn't know how to comfort her.

The two have no children, so it is difficult to say how the sister-in-law will live the rest of her life.

It is her personal choice whether to keep the law or to remarry.

The crow's eyes were red and he wiped away his tears:
"Military advisor, let's take revenge."

"Kill them and pay homage to my elder brother."

Du Ren hesitated and put forward his idea:
"Is it possible to report it to the official first, so that the government won't be blamed afterwards? It's best to get the support of the official. After all, the murder happened in the city."

Looking at the people arguing, Li Yu said nothing.

When they were tired of arguing and fell silent, he spoke:

"The top priority is to find the location of Qingmudang."

"Did they escape back to Songjiang Mansion, or were they lurking in Suzhou Mansion, or even lurking near us to spy on our every move?"

The crow immediately stood up, picked up the Yan Fei Dao and went out to inspect the surrounding area.

Li Yu stopped him with just one word.

"If I were you, I would wait until dark before going out."

(End of this chapter)