Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2206 Bargaining
Xin Laonan is naturally not a good person.He is a robber who specializes in cutting paths, and he couldn't stand up in other places and fled to Yangshan.In Yangshan, I paid homage to Li Shuangkuai's wharf to resume my old business.

Although Yangshan is a small place, it is connected to the river.Businessmen going in and out of Huguang often come and go here, so the "business" of cutting trails is quite successful.

Xin Laonan has been under the protection of Li Shuangkuai for several years, but as he gets older, he gradually feels weak and unable to do this business—he also knows that this business will easily harm his children and grandchildren, so he "washes his hands in a golden basin" and spends time in Yangzhou. Shan bought some land and became a rich man in a grandiose manner.

With such a relationship, Li Shuangkuai can naturally entrust Zhang Tianbo's family members to him with confidence—speaking of which, Zhang Tianbo has also taken care of Xin Laonan's "business", so we still have to talk about the love in the world. .

Li Shuangkuai was an old man, and he was afraid that this was a trap—maybe Kun's spies were waiting outside to watch him.So he sent someone to find Jiang Xiaotian.This person is also his brother, and he is in business with Xin Laonan. He single-handedly took advantage of the night to rob money and kill people on the Lianjiang River all the year round, with excellent skills.After the Australians occupied Yangshan, he hid in Li Shuangkuai's Zhuangzi as a "long-term worker"-in fact, he was "sheltering from the wind".

"Tonight, you quietly go to the village river to enter the water, sneak out of the village, and go to Brother Xin Laonan's village." Li Shuangkuai said in a low voice, "When you arrive at Brother Xin's village, tell him ..."

After some twists and turns, the news that "the new county magistrate of Yangshan in the Song Dynasty wants to invite Zhang Tianbo to come out of the mountain again" was sent to Dalangxu—as Li Shuangkuai guessed, Zhang Tianbo was hiding in his brother Sun Dabiao's home.

Zhang Tianbo was at Sun Dabiao's place, eating, drinking and having fun in the village every day to pass the time.However, he was extremely uneasy in his heart—the news of the Australians purging the yamen had already spread here, and he had heard a lot of things about how Australians dealt with the subordinates: various tortures were "tortured", and they would be "robbed and beheaded all over the house". Zhang Tianbo was scared out of his wits earlier.Although Sun Dabiao has repeatedly assured that this place is "absolutely safe", he is also depressed, for fear that the Australians will arrest him-according to the Australian "purge" standard, he will die hundreds of times.The sufferers who have been victimized by him will probably sue the Australians by now!

But this time he received the news that Li Shuangkuai, the "master" he could trust, otherwise he would not have entrusted his family to him.However, his trust in Li Shuangkuai does not mean that he trusts the Australians: who knows if the Australians are playing tricks to lure him out and kill him.

After thinking about it, he discussed it with his brother Sun Dabiao.

Sun Dabiao didn't care, and said with a smile, "How many years have you been the head arrester?"

"My younger brother took office in the second year of Chongzhen. He has worked hard and calculated, but it took more than five years."

"How many enemies are there—the enemies who have killed?"

Zhang Tianbo raised his head and counted: "If you say that there are many people who have conspired with him for money, there are quite a few who have made trouble with his wife and daughter. If you say that it is only four or five who have affected people's lives."

"That's it, you only have four or five lives in your hands, what are you afraid of him?" Sun Dabiao laughed, "Just say brother, in my village, there are more than ten lives in my hands, at least a dozen or so You count the lives of the people and count the birds - even the Yao people who caused chaos probably killed more people than you. The Australians have to fight with officers and soldiers and guard against the Yao people. To earn you?"

"Brother is right, but..." Zhang Tianbo was still very worried. He knew a thing or two about the name of "Three Hegemons of Yangshan".

"Whether this Australian wants to recruit you as a captor is unknown. But he probably doesn't want to kill you." Sun Dabiao thought for a while and said, "You might as well meet with the Australians and see what they have to say. If there is someone The way can be cleaned up, whether you do headhunting or not, you can always see the light of day again, and you can save yourself the days of hiding in Tibet."

"Brother is right. I just go and meet younger brother." Zhang Tianbo still had no idea in his heart, but since Sun Dabiao asked him to "try it out", he didn't have the confidence to say "no".In case the bandit leader is annoyed, it might be a good idea to tie him up and send him to the Australians.

Now through Li Shuangkuai, the news of willingness to meet was conveyed to Wang Chuyi.

"Old Peng, your method is really good." Wang Chuyi smiled after receiving the news, "As expected, Zhang Tianbo will come out with this bait."

Peng Shouan smiled slightly, saying that "everything is under control".

"What's next?"

"The things that come down are done by the lower officials, but it is necessary for the county magistrate Wang to come out -- to show solemnity." Peng Shouan said, "It is just to give Zhang Tianbo a job, so that he can feel at ease and let him Be a lobbyist for recruitment."

Wang Chu nodded and said, "It's easy to talk about the position. There are many vacancies in the county. Except for the section chief, I have the right to do things at my own expense. What name should I give him?"

"He was born as a headhunter, so naturally he should be employed as an arrester. According to his past shortcomings, he is the chief of the county's public security department. However, this is an important position in the county, and it is also the Song Dynasty's economic system. Position. Zhang Tianbo can only be regarded as an obedient member of the Ming Dynasty, and he is not worthy of such a heavy use. Give him the position of a detective captain. Outsiders will not be too surprised."

The detective team is a department that temporarily arranges to retain fast-shift personnel after the recovery of the states and counties, and is responsible for some security assistance work.This position is not considered an official Australian cadre, but it sounds like a big name.
Peng Shouan didn't say anything else: Zhang Tianbo is just a pawn. After Sun and Feng are wiped out, he will naturally be "purged".

Naturally, Wang Chuyi also understood, he nodded, and said, "That's good. Anyway, there are not many people in the detective team, so forgive him for not being able to cause any trouble."

"Major Wang, the fewer people who know about making him the captain of the detective team, the better. It's best not to let him go on official business." Peng Shouan said, "As long as he accepts this job, teach him to do it with all his strength." To do an errand to recruit security." Seeing that Wang Chuyi was a little puzzled, he explained: "Zhang Tianbo is one of the three tyrants in Yangshan, and has a very bad reputation among the people. Although this is a fake recruitment, the people don't know it. Destroying people's hearts..."

Wang Chuyi suddenly realized, and said: "Mr. Peng is right!"

The recruiting work was done in full swing.Under Peng Shouan's single-handed plan, Li Shuangkuai made a connection, Peng Shouan went out in person, and met Zhang Tianbo at Li Shuangkuai's home.

Seeing that it was the old boss who came, Zhang Tianbo couldn't help but believe it again—after all, when Peng Shouan was in power, he didn't offend the county magistrate.

However, despite Peng Shouan's efforts to comfort and reassure him, Zhang Tianbo was still a little worried—if it was an ordinary change of dynasty, he would not be so suspicious. Tianbo didn't believe it.

Peng Shouan knew that if he couldn't convince him on this joint, I'm afraid this old bachelor would not easily believe him.After much deliberation, Peng Shouan decided to convince Wang Chuyi from the point of view of whether he was a "real kun" or a "fake kun".

Now it is said that although the Australians don't like the subordinates and want to clean up every place they go, this magistrate Wang is not a real man, he was also a citizen of Ming Dynasty in the past.He hinted that County Magistrate Wang was dissatisfied with the Australians' aggressive and murderous governance, and wanted to govern the county with "benevolence".Now that the law and order in the county is chaotic and bandits are everywhere, he has no soldiers or generals, and he urgently needs the help of local "village sages".

These words not only dispelled Zhang Tianbo's suspicion, but also made a foreshadowing for the next recruitment of Ansun and Feng.Peng Shouan also took great pains.

Sure enough, Peng Shouan's words reduced Zhang Tianbo's suspicion by seven or eight points.At the moment, he expressed his opinion of "willing to defect to the Senate".Peng Shouan also comforted him, saying that he "is in his prime and can contribute to the Senate and the people of Sangzi" and "as for the past, the Song Dynasty will not be to blame for it".

Peng Shouan also said that the county magistrate Wang didn't want him to move his family back to the county right away—he could live wherever he wanted, as long as he himself went to the county to help the county magistrate.Also allowed to take the post of "Detective Captain".As for the property he accumulated in the past, he didn't ask at all.If someone who suffers from the common people comes to sue him, the county magistrate Wang will help him "perfunctory".

"...It's just that the sufferer has to spend some money. I'm sorry County Magistrate Wang can't take it out..."

"This villain understands that as long as Master Wang is willing to bridge the gap for the little one, he is willing to entertain the little one." Zhang Tianbo expressed his opinion in a hurry.

Peng Shouan said: "In that case, you can settle the family affairs by yourself and report to the county government."

Zhang Tianbo said: "It's easy to arrange small housework, but I still have some doubts, I would like to ask Mr. Wang to clarify my doubts..."

"It's not difficult, when you go to the county government..."

"I'm so bold, I would like to ask Master Wang to meet you at the Tianwang Temple in Ershilipu." Zhang Tianbo said, "I wonder if Master Wang can condescend?"

Now it's difficult for Peng Shouan.He knew that this cunning bachelor hadn't fully believed in himself, so he wanted Wang Chuyi to fully express his sincerity.

Peng Shouan didn't dare to agree to this, and immediately said: "Let me report this matter to the county magistrate, and then make a decision."

"I'm going to trouble Master Peng with this matter." Zhang Tianbo bowed to the end, and gave Peng Shouan 20 taels of grained silver as a gift - Peng Shouan accepted it with a smile.

After returning home, Peng Shouan explained Zhang Tianbo's request, and said, "Zhang Tianbo doesn't seem to trust us completely, but it's quite risky to follow his request."

Ershilipu, as the name suggests, is a market twenty miles outside the north gate of Yangshan County. There are many bandit activities here on weekdays, and it is not a peaceful place.Zhang Tianbo made an appointment to meet here, but there was no guarantee that he had colluded with bandits or Yao people behind his back, and used this as a trap to trap the county magistrate.
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