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Chapter 345 Meet Again, Taller Than You

Confronting in front of the city gate, everyone could clearly see that the soldiers and horses of the capital who were facing a formidable enemy just now gradually became agitated, and the sixth-rank civil servants also felt that something was wrong, and looked back, but no one told him.

"Brothers, there is nothing wrong with the city, go back and be on duty!!"

An officer shouted the order bluntly, and before the civil servants and tax collectors could react, the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division scattered and returned to the place where they were stationed just now.

Seeing this, the soldiers who had already moved around the city and around stopped their movements. Now everyone knows that there is something weird.

"You just sit back and watch these people commit murder!?"

The civil official shouted, the soldiers and generals of Wucheng Bingmasi were standing there, as if nothing had happened, the civil official looked at Li Hutou and others who were waiting in full force, and pointed Those people shouted:
"If you are like this, you don't even want to get a penny of the money that is distributed at the city gate after the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month..."

Just as he was pointing and yelling, he suddenly saw a group of horses in the city rushing towards him. Immediately, the man ignored them and whipped them down with a whip.

Even though he was a civil servant, his hasty reaction was not slow, and he just rolled over, avoiding the collision of the horse.

When he got up from the ground in a state of embarrassment, he saw that the team of knights dismounted one after another. After the few people in front got off their horses, they hurried forward.

The knights in this team were all dressed in black, and it was only when they got closer that they could see that the styles were different. The few in front were wearing black robes with arrow sleeves, while those behind were all wearing battle jackets.

The shape of a tiger's head was embroidered on the top and back of the battle jacket, and everyone present quickly realized that there was only one unit in the capital wearing such uniforms - the Four Guards Battalion of the Yumajian.

The soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the Yumajian are also called the Black Tiger Army. This attire is the reason for this. The black robes with arrow sleeves in front have always been the eunuchs in charge of the Yumajian.

The civil servant was startled, then shouted loudly:

"Several father-in-laws of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the soldiers and horses outside the city refused to be inspected, and they were facing each other. The head of the Guizhou Department of the Ministry of Officials was threatened to collect taxes here. Please help a few father-in-laws..."

He couldn't speak in the middle of the sentence, because he saw that the eunuchs in front were all bowing and saluting, with an extremely respectful attitude.

Seeing this scene, the principal and the Chongwenmen tax collector opened their mouths wide open. Although they were tightly wrapped, it was cold inside and out, knowing that they had kicked an iron plate this time.

I don't know what was said there, the two eunuchs turned around and walked towards the principal, they didn't speak when they came to the front, they swung their arms and slapped their faces, and the other one didn't hesitate, followed by a kick.

The eunuchs in charge of the Yumajian were not bad at all, let alone two beating one, the chief was knocked to the ground before he could react, and he was beaten down like rain with fists and feet, cursing in his mouth:
"You son of a bitch, if you want to die, don't drag our family. You dare to stop the gold flowers and silver that Lord Weiwang of Tianjin sent to the palace. What kind of thing are you!!"

Who would dare to say a word more after mentioning this god? The faces of the tax collectors turned pale and they trembled all over. It turned out that this was really a gift for the palace, and it belonged to Tianjin Weijinyiwei Qianhu Wangtong.

All of these people came from scoundrels and gangsters, and they didn't look good, especially the tax collector who came forward to make things difficult, and turned around and ran away.As soon as he took a step, he heard someone shouting behind him:

"do not run!"

Immediately, he heard the sound of horseshoes, and when he looked back, he was frightened out of his wits. The young general rode his horse and chased him up. The horseshoes flew and his spear moved forward, and he caught up.

Whoever dared to stop the people at the door scattered in all directions, except for the tax collector who had nowhere to run, and was caught up by Li Hutou in a blink of an eye, and someone shouted behind him:
"Look at the gun!"

The wind whistled, and the tax collector froze there. He felt his cheeks go cold, and he didn't know if he was hurt, so he screamed loudly there.

After screaming a few times, he realized that something was wrong, and when he looked sideways, he found that the tip of the spear was pressed against his own face. Only then did he hear the young general behind him laugh out loud.

This side retracted the spear, the tax collector turned around at the gate of hell, and suddenly collapsed on the ground, unable to move like a dead dog.

"Master Xiao Li is so handsome!!"

But one eunuch praised loudly with a smile, and the horse supervisor who followed and the eunuch in charge praised each other. The ability Li Hutou showed just now is really good. Stabbed on the cheek of the tax collector, he was indeed quite accomplished in horse fighting.

"My lord Li doesn't know that when the closing of the new year comes, the tax collectors in Chongwenmen are changing, and many non-tax collectors are also stationed here to make a fortune.

It stands to reason that Sun Dahai was leading the escort team, but the eunuch who came just flattered Li Hu and ignored the others.

In addition to being in charge of the Imperial Army, the Yumajian also had the responsibility to manage the Huangzhuang Huangdian. Part of the financial functions of the inner court were also carried out by the Yumajian, so all the gold flowers and silver sent by the Yumajian were collected by the Yumajian.

Don't look at Li Hutou's calmness when he started immediately, but he felt a little embarrassed when he was so flattered, and couldn't help looking back at Sun Dahai.

Sun Dahai knew that Li Hutou was very close to Emperor Wanli in the Huwei Martial Arts Hall, so he also understood the attitude of the eunuch in the palace, and nodded with a smile, Li Hutou felt more natural.

"I only found out the news yesterday afternoon in the palace. The higher-ups knew that Mr. Li was coming. They were very happy. Eunuch Zhang sent a few of the younger ones who had worked in South Street to receive them. It turned out that the younger ones were not in Yuma. The prison officer hastily transferred his identity this morning, wasted time, and ended up letting these bastards block the way of adults."

Anyone who knows the Tiger's Mighty Martial Art Museum and has been in contact with it knows how close Emperor Wanli is to this Li Hutou.

When such a person came over, even though Li Hutou was just a military officer of the general banner and not of high rank, the eunuchs in the palace who would not give a good face to the third-rank and fourth-rank military officers all tried their best to curry favor.

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The streets of the capital on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month are already a little deserted, and all the foreigners who can go back have already gone back. The busy year of the people in the capital has almost come to an end.

South Street is a bit different from other places. There is no sign of desertedness near the end of the year. The palace guards and eunuchs are constantly busy.

In order to prepare for the banquet during the Spring Festival, the Shangshan Supervisor mobilized most of the manpower. Even the daily meals of the eunuchs, maids, and guards in the palace were greatly affected, and the restaurants and restaurants outside the palace were closed during the New Year. This delicious restaurant is the place to eat warm and comfortable meals.

And those high-ranking eunuchs and generals of the imperial guards, with money in their hands, gathered people to the Zhenxing Building for a few drinks, listening to the sporadic firecrackers in the distance, which was also a pleasure.

Anyone in the palace who has any news knows that the area behind the delicious restaurant is very deserted. The eunuch in charge of the delicious restaurant will regularly send people to clean it.

That's all, the rules in the palace are not to go where you shouldn't go, and no one will go there to hang out foolishly.

From the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, there was an endless stream of people entering and leaving the delicious restaurant to eat, and some people packed up and brought them back to the palace to bring some meals to their companions.

However, when the sun was in the west, there were suddenly more armed guards at various intersections, and everyone who came to eat was ordered to return to the palace. For the eunuchs and guards in the palace, such a thing is not Rare, just go back honestly and obediently.

The Delicious Restaurant quickly became deserted, and there were only two guests left in the room, one sitting and the other standing.

"Zhang Banban, I remember that you took me out of the palace for a stroll the year before last, and when you saw this restaurant, you walked in. I didn't expect to meet Wang Tong, and I didn't expect to have so many stories."

The person sitting was Emperor Wanli, and the person standing was naturally Zhang Cheng. Wanli was talking there, and Zhang Cheng was also moved when he looked around, and said with a smile:

"It's Wang Tong's good fortune to meet Lord Long Live. This restaurant has only opened up a few rooms compared to before, and the layout has not changed. It's almost two years ago, and everything is still the same as before."

As he spoke, he shook his head, but Emperor Wanli was wearing a tight-fitting sapphire blue outfit, and it was the uniform in the Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Hall. Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, the little emperor hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice:
"When I met Wang Tong, I was the happiest that year..."

Zhang Cheng just bowed his head, unable to answer these words.

At this moment, someone outside shouted in surprise:
"Brother Tiger Head, you are here."

"Xiao Liang, you don't wear more clothes in such a cold weather. How are you doing in the palace?"

"...Everything is fine, everything is fine, Lord Long Live, Grandpa Zhang has taken good care of me... How is Brother Wang? How is Aunt Ma?..."

After speaking, Zhao Jinliang's voice was choked up outside. Hearing Li Hutou's voice, Emperor Wanli pressed his hands on the table and was about to stand up. After thinking about it, he sat down again.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng smiled and raised his voice and said:

"Xiao Liang, if you have time to reminisce about the old days, spread it quickly!!"

As soon as it became quiet outside, the curtain of the Delicious Restaurant was lifted, and Li Hutou, who was wearing the cheongsam of the General Manager of Jinyiwei, walked in.

The store was quite bright, Li Hutou saw Emperor Wanli sitting there, blinked his eyes, and said:

"Huang Yi..."

Immediately stopped the words as soon as they came out, hehe smiled, pushed away the tables and chairs in front of him, bowed down, and said in his mouth:
"Li Hu, who is stationed in Jinyiwei Qianhu General Banner in Tianjin, kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor."

Before he finished worshiping, Emperor Wanli had already got up and walked in front of him, reaching out to help him up.

Li Hutou and Emperor Wanli looked at each other, both grinning, but didn't know what to say, Wanli spoke first
"Tiger head, I am taller than you."

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(End of this chapter)