Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2142 Gou Xunli's Return
Yi Haoran followed the reputation and saw that the person speaking was a middle-aged man, about fifty years old, although he was dressed as a scholar, but his complexion was dark and his skin was rough, he was a weather-beaten person.

This person is not a relative of Qiuchan's family, but a guest of "Daibo" sent by a wealthy distant relative.According to Qiuchan, this relative is a well-known local family, but he has lived in a cottage in the countryside all year round. Now that there is a lot of chaos outside, he dare not leave the village easily, for fear of being dragged into a fat pig by "Da Tian Er".

"Who is this……"

"My surname is Xun, and I have a single name of Li." Although the scholar spoke official Chinese, his accent was quite strange, not the Cantonese official dialect that locals often have.

Yi Haoran made a bow: "Long-awaited, long-awaited."

This was just a polite remark, but unexpectedly, a bitter smile appeared on Xun Li's face instantly.

This kind of expression can only be seen on the faces of people who have experienced vicissitudes and homelessness. Yi Haoran's heart moved, this Xun Li is not an ordinary person!
Xun Li seemed to know what he was thinking, and suddenly smiled at him.

This is a kind of smile that sees through people's secrets, but it is not malicious.

Sure enough, Xun Li had already stepped forward and bowed solemnly: "I have long admired... Yi... Mr. Hao Ran's name..."

When he said "Yi", his voice was extremely low, like a whisper, but Yi Haoran himself could hear it clearly.Startled, he blurted out: "What?"

"Sir, do you want everyone to know?" Xun Li said in a low voice, "Please take a step to speak."

Yi Haoran was confused for a moment, obviously, this Xun Li knew who he was.However, judging from his expression, it seems that there is no malice.He quietly walked to the side.

He hovered nervously in his heart. He hadn't been in Wuzhou for a long time, and he rarely made friends with local people. It stands to reason that no one should know him at all.How could this client of a big local family know himself?

When he came to the courtyard, Xun Li said in a low voice, "Is Mr. Yi okay?"

Yi Haoran whispered: "Who are you? Why do you know my name?"

Xun Li nodded slightly: "I'm just a humble person, and Mr. Yi is more or less a person in Xiongdu's curtain, so I naturally recognize it."

"So, you too..." Although Yi Haoran thought about it, he couldn't remember that there was such a master in Xiong Wencan's shogunate or Wuzhou's civil and military officials—of course, he himself was not very familiar with these people.In particular, dozens of civil and military officials gathered in the city of Wuzhou at the most, and there were at least more than 100 masters under their command.

"It doesn't matter if you are here or not." Xun Li spoke in a calm manner, "It's just that the funeral is over, what is Mr. Yi's next step?"

"What else can we do now? We can only wait for the road to calm down before we leave Wuzhou!" Yi Haoran dared not say that he would defect to Xiong Wencan, and said vaguely.

"From my point of view, there is no way to go to Xiong Du's place." Xun Li said, "He is in danger now, and his generals and officials have long been separated from him. Even if Mr. Yi has the heart to serve the country, Xiong Du is also powerless. "

This has been said very bluntly. Obviously, the other party dared to say these words to himself in the city of Wuzhou under the control of the thieves. It is a great risk. I understand very thoroughly.He nodded silently, and asked:
"Mr. Xun must have come to show the students a clear path."

Xun Li took a deep look at him: "Ming Road, maybe it's hard to say, it might be a dead end—since the thieves climbed to Lingao, everyone who opposed them would die, sir, would you still want to take this road? ?”

"Go." Yi Haoran did not hesitate.

"Then I'll tell you the truth," Xun Li said in a low voice, glancing at the guests who were still drinking tea in the main hall, "I'm not a doorman—that doorman has already been killed by me. "

"Huh?!" Yi Haoran was shocked again.

"Listen to me, sir." Xun Li said, "To tell you the truth, I am outside the city now, and I have a hundred brothers from the Green Forest—all heroes who dare to fight and kill..."

Seeing Yi Haoran's expression changed slightly, he said again: "Sir, don't misunderstand me, I am not a man of the grass. Back then, I was a gentry in Lingao County, and the thieves landed in Lingao. I fought them desperately. Unfortunately, I was defeated. My brother and nephew all died in the battle, and none of my family members were spared. Later, I voted for the governor's mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi. When He Zhen went to Lingao, I used to be his staff..."

It turned out that this Xunli was the second son of the two brothers of the Gou family, Gou Xunli.Since Gou Xunli failed to instigate bandits to attack Hongji in Vietnam, he struggled in the local area for several years, and many people died.Although they formed a large team with Hu Lanyan, they were beaten to pieces by the Australian "suppression bandits", and the three-stop team lost two and a half stops.The rest of the people don't want to fight with the Australians in Vietnam anymore.Some people used to fall in Wuzhou, so they proposed to go back to Wuzhou to become a bandit - at least Wuzhou is a major transportation route, with many business travelers, and there are many more things to rob than those in Yuebei.

Going back to Wuzhou, there was a fight: Hu Lanyan "courageously took the lead", Gou Xunli "had a clever plan", and all the bandits "worked hard", working together, they finally gained a firm foothold in the local area.Gou Xunli was eager to know the news about his son, and he was unwilling to be a bandit for the rest of his life, so he resigned from Hu Lanyan and sneaked back to Macau to look for Li Siya.

However, they have been tossing for several years, but they have not been able to move even a single hair of the Kun thief, and the news about the Kun thief is also limited.Li Siya had lost interest in him, except for three meals and one night, she actually left him aside and ignored him.

After staying in Macau for more than a month, Gou Er saw Li Siya once, knowing that he was useless to this woman, so he went back to Guangzhou to see the situation in despair.

In the city of Guangzhou, not only was Guo Yi's arrogance stronger than in the past, but the Kun bandits even built some kind of big world directly outside the city.The Guangzhou officialdom not only turned a blind eye to the Kun bandits, but even flattered them.An "anti-kun fighter" like Gou Er, not to mention being reused by others, has almost become a "plague god" and is generally avoided by people, and has become a bereaved dog.

To make matters worse, the whereabouts of Gou Chengxuan, who was originally with He Zhen as a returning mission, is completely missing, and there is no news of the Lai family brothers.Gou Xunli relied on the little money he had left in his hand to inquire about the news in various yamen in Guangzhou, but he did not get any specific information. He only heard that his son did not return to Guangzhou after he left with He Zhen. He probably died in Hainan.

He cried a lot, and he was sad, so he had to make another plan.Unexpectedly, news would come out again, saying that Guo Dongzhu was offering 100 taels of silver in red, asking for the heads of the Gou family and his son, but without a head, an arm and a leg were worth 50 taels.Hu Lanyan was not forgotten, and a bonus of 50 taels was awarded.

Now, all the heroes in Guangzhou city are red-eyed. Naturally, Guangzhou can't stay anymore-this place has faintly become the world of thieves.Qiongzhou Mansion couldn't even go back.I have no choice but to go back to Hu Lanyan and become a bandit

Among the gangsters, he has the status of "Master", and he is also a foolish brother, who can be regarded as a "leader".Living in the cottage can be called "happy", but compared to the past "village virtuous" life, it is too far behind.Among the barren mountains and wild mountains, he lives in a simple house, eats a rough diet, and hangs out with a group of vulgar mountain peasants all day long. Even the women who rob him to vent are mostly vulgar.His family property was destroyed, his son's life and death were uncertain, and he was living such a life... Not only did his fire of revenge not weaken with age, but it burned more and more vigorously.

Unexpectedly, this opportunity was delivered to him!
The bandits were the first to learn of the news that the Kun bandits had captured Wuzhou.For bandit gangs, the time of war is an excellent opportunity to make a fortune when an army is crossing the border - like a hyena eating carrion after a lion.Taking advantage of the collapse of the Ming army and the fall of Wuzhou, various local gangsters made a fortune.Hu Lanyan and they are no exception.

but.Hyenas can catch the light of lions foraging, but they can't be too close to lions, not to mention that lions are still thieves!The Hu Lanyan gangsters have all suffered a lot from the gangsters, so they are very cautious.

The bandits had informants in the city, and Gou Xunli knew a little bit about the situation after the bandits entered the city.Driven by the flames of revenge, he paid more attention to the movements of the Australians in the city.Wuzhou is dilapidated, and the people in the city are not stable; recently, Yaodong is in chaos, and the army of Kun bandits hastily retreated from Wuzhou, leaving only a small number of people in Wuzhou city. Gou Er knows: the opportunity has come.

The bandits didn't have much passion for loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but Wuzhou, as a trophy, was "fat meat" that countless local bandits never dreamed of.What's more, if they can win a battle in Wuzhou and kill a few real kuns and fake kuns, the imperial court will definitely reward them-for the bandits, "recruiting security" and gaining a family background to "glory their ancestors" is also very attractive.So Gou Xunli didn't have to make too much effort to persuade Hu Lanyan and the whole gang.

But there are only more than a hundred of them. Hu Lanyan, they have all fought against Australians, and they know how powerful they are.Even if there is only No. [-] "fake gang" in the city, they are definitely not rivals in battle; as for recruiting other gangsters to work together, Hu Lanyan suffered from this kind of "joint stock" in Vietnam, and he gained momentum. It is possible to attract the firepower of the thieves, but it is impossible to ask them to exert their strength.

"We need to borrow our strength, but the 'immortals' on the mountain cannot be trusted, we still have to rely on the imperial court!" Gou Xunli said to Hu Lanyan after thinking over and over again.

"You mean, go find Xiong Wencan?" Hu Lanyan asked, blinking his scarred eyelids.

"We are alone and alone, so we can't go directly to Xiong Wencan. We may not even be able to meet people." Gou Xunli said, "Someone must recommend him!"
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