In the Song Dynasty, there was no law or order.

The inspectors of the Imperial City Division include all kinds of people, and there are even many like Gui Fanlou who work as slaves in the homes of officials to monitor the movements of officials.

When Zhao Jun gave the order, naturally, the inspectors who knew the underground society very well volunteered to go to the ghost market.

The next morning, after the test was over, Lu Yijian and others came to urge him, hoping that he could continue to study seriously. Zhao Jun ignored them and went out of Mingde Gate and went to the outer city.

Kaifeng Prefecture transferred all the yamen runners in the outer city back, but now the public security in the outer city is much better, because the Imperial City Division’s guards patrol every street, and those who fight and make trouble are all locked up in the military torture room of the Palace Front Division, which is now overcrowded.

Zhao Jun left the inner city all the way and arrived near the Datong Gate of the outer city. Today he has another thing to do. The Imperial City Division is now in a dilapidated state, so he must recruit new people to expand the scale of the Imperial City Division.

At this moment, the area around Datong Gate has become lively, because this is the most important channel trade distribution center in Bianliang. There are dozens of large warehouses around it, and there are docks on both sides of the bridge. Countless ships flow into the city along the Bian River, and workers on the docks come and go to carry goods.

The water of the Bian River is slightly turbid, and large ships two or three stories high are densely moored at the dock. There are endless people selling breakfast, drinking morning tea, and shirtless people around. There are even gambling houses, brothels, and half-closed doors, which are dedicated to serving the workers.

A large number of workers are waiting at the dock. From morning to night, a steady stream of ships will pour into Datong Gate, and these workers all rely on them for their meals. Occasionally, you can see groups of three or five people, hostile to each other.

Among the crowd, there is a tall and strong worker in his thirties who sits quietly by the dock waiting for the next ship to arrive. There are seven or eight shirtless men sitting or lying nearby.

Someone whispered something in Zhao Jun's ear, Zhao Jun nodded, pointed at the man in the distance and said to Di Qing: "Go and call that man over, and tell him I have something to talk to him about."

"Yes."

Di Qing walked over.

Afterwards, Zhao Jun went into a teahouse next door and sat down on the second floor by the window. The soldiers around him also took their positions to protect him.

When Di Qing came over, the men around him immediately became alert, and they all got up from the ground, vaguely surrounding Di Qing.

Di Qing was not afraid, and walked calmly to the man, lowered his head and said: "My little boy has something to talk to you about."

The man turned his head and glanced at Di Qing's outfit, and said: "Where is your little boy?"

"On the second floor of the teahouse over there."

"Okay."

The man stood up and said: "I'll go with you."

He was not stupid, and he was definitely not an ordinary yamen who could let the Gongsheng Army serve as a guard. Such a person could not be provoked.

Soon the man followed him to the teahouse. Di Qing took him to Zhao Jun and bowed, saying, "Young man, Jiang Dalang brought him here."

Jiang Dalang also bowed and said, "I am Jiang Dashi, and I am honored to meet you."

"Sit down."

Zhao Jun nodded.

Jiang Dalang hesitated for a moment, then sat opposite him, then bowed slightly and said, "I wonder what you want me to do?"

Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "Your son and daughter were abducted to Wuyou Cave. I don't know how you found your son, but you broke one leg, and your daughter is still missing. You have no way to report to the government. Do you want revenge?"

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Jiang Dalang's face changed drastically at first, and then he said, "No."

"My name is Zhao Jun, and I am in charge of the Imperial City Division."

Zhao Jun smiled and said, "The government asked me to be in the Imperial City Division because they knew that there was darkness in Bianliang now. I came here to clear the darkness, so I have a grudge against Kaifeng Prefecture. I arrested Li Dewen yesterday. You should have heard about this."

Jiang Dalang remained silent.

Zhao Jun continued, "Getting rid of Li Dewen is just a one-sided move. My real goal is to clear out the worms in the Imperial City Division and give Bianliang a bright and sunny day. Now my Imperial City Division is short of manpower. You are a victim of Kaifeng Mansion and Wuyou Cave. Join my Imperial City Division and I can help you get revenge."

"I'll join!"

Jiang Dalang said without hesitation.

"A wise choice."

Zhao Jun laughed.

Kaifeng Mansion has been colluded with underground gangs to run rampant in Bianliang for too long, and there are too many grievances that cannot be told.

The Imperial City Division has been cleared of many worms and is short of manpower, so Zhao Jun plans to find the families of the victims and invite them to join the Imperial City Division to form the Avengers.

Compared to those ordinary investigators, these people are more motivated to investigate Kaifeng Mansion and Wuyou Cave.

But for most ordinary people, the fear of Kaifeng Mansion and those underground gangs is already deep in their bones. Even if they are covered with the skin of the Imperial City Division, it is difficult to change their ideas all of a sudden.

So Zhao Jun was looking for either a brave man who had a deep hatred and was always holding back his anger. Or someone like Jiang Dalang, who had great prestige and influence among the workers at the Bianliang docks and knew how much benefit joining the Imperial City Division would bring to them.

"To be honest with you."

Jiang Dalang said, "I actually joined the Guifan Building."

"Oh?"

Zhao Jun narrowed his eyes. He hadn't heard the intelligence collector talk about this. He thought Jiang Dalang was being covert.

Then I heard Jiang Dalang continue to say: "There are many clubs on the ground in Nancheng, and filth is rampant. I offended the Lao Dao Society in the first place, and was tripped up by them. The people who found Wuyou Cave kidnapped me while I was at work. I had no way to find my son in Kaifeng, so I looked around for help and joined Guifanlou on the recommendation of a brother. Guifanlou came forward and paid me 20 guan to redeem my son, but my son had already been beaten by them. A leg was broken, and my daughter was sold to someone unknown. There is still no news. I hate them to the core, but the Lao Dao Society and Wuyou Cave are so powerful that I have no choice. If Chisi can avenge me, , to find my daughter, the villain will go through fire and water, no matter how hard he dies!”

After saying that, he stood up and knelt down on one knee to kowtow to Zhao Jun, acting in a military style.

"Get up."

Zhao Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Since you are from Guifan Tower, can you meet the owner?"

"The owner of the building is never seen. He always gives orders with his whip stick."

Jiang Dalang stood up and shook his head.

"Then can you help me find someone?"

"who?"

"The clan daughter was lost outside Xuande Gate. It should be Gui Fanlou's fault."

"This matter still needs to be investigated by the villain."

After Jiang Dalang hesitated for a moment, he added, "Zhisi, I have a merciless request."

"Say it."

Zhao Jun did not agree and just let Jiang Dalang speak.

Jiang Dalang said: "I have a good friend whose four children were kidnapped by people from Wuyou Cave. After the villain inquired, I found out that those people were imprisoned in the prison of a branch in Wuyou Cave and asked for fifty guan. Where did my friend get so much money? The villain doesn't have enough power to break in and rob someone. I want to ask if Chisi can take action?"

"Do you know where they are being held?"

"Know."

"Okay, take us to see it."

Zhao Jun did not agree immediately because he was not sure whether Jiang Dalang was reliable.

Although the other party has a blood feud with Wuyoudong, people's hearts can change. What kind of conspiracy would he use if he knew his identity?

If it is a trap, it may be dangerous to break into it.

But it is undeniable that this is an opportunity to go deep underground to see the real situation inside.

The situation on the ground in Bianliang has been almost seen, but the real evil is just the tip of the iceberg, all hidden underground. If you don't take a look, how can you find a way to deal with those people?

The only problem is your own safety.

So Zhao Jun planned to observe from the outside first to make sure that Jiang Dalang had not betrayed, and then bring enough people to break into this dragon's pond and tiger's den. If that didn't work, he could wait outside.

Jiang Dalang was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed his hands and thanked him repeatedly. Then Zhao Jun asked him to lead the way to see the Wuyoudong branch.

Associations were not prohibited in the Song Dynasty, so there were a lot of Jianghu associations, and there were profit-making and non-profit ones. The profit-making ones were like the tea shop established by Tian Chang and others. These were called "tuan" and "xing". According to historical records, there were "groups" and "xings" in Bianliang Four hundred and fourteen lines.”

Non-profit refers to "social" and "hui". The "social" and "hui" recorded in the Song Dynasty notebooks "Tokyo Menghua Lu", "Fansheng Lu", "Mengliang Lu", "Old Martial Arts" and "Capital Records" There are various types of clubs, and there are all kinds of clubs. Those who perform dramas can form the "Feilu Club", those who play ball can have the "Qiyun Club", those who sing can have the "Yiyun Club", and those who like sumo wrestling can form the "Jiaodai Club". Those who like to shoot crossbows can form the "Jinbiao Club", those who like tattoos and embroidery can form the "Jinti Club", those who like sticks can form the "Yinglue Club", those who like storytelling can form the "Elouch Club", and those who perform shadow puppets can form the "Hui Le Club" " Masters who shave their heads can also form a "Chinese Hair Club", those who do magic tricks have a "Cloud Machine Club", those who love charity have a "Free Life Club", those who write poems can organize a "Poetry Club", and even prostitutes can set up a "Cui Club". "Jinshe". There are all kinds of associations. As long as you can get a few like-minded people, you can set up a "society".

The largest group in the city is the underworld, which is inextricably linked to the gutter rats underground. Jiang Dalang himself has a small society with about twenty people in it, all of whom are dock workers, so they can be considered a small force. .

Unfortunately, compared with behemoths such as Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower, Jiang Dalang's manpower is completely insufficient. Facing the hatred of Wuyou Cave, he is almost powerless.

Now that he was on the lap of the Imperial City Secretary, Jiang Dalang was extremely excited and took Zhao Jun to the Wuyoudong branch.

After passing Datongmen, we arrived near Biandi outside the city. Bianliang waterways are well-developed and there are countless open channels and culverts, which has resulted in a huge sewer system. One of the branches of Wuyoudong is near Biandi, which can be directly connected to the sewer system. To the outer city.

Under the leadership of Jiang Dalang, Zhao Jun and others arrived near the base of the outer city wall to the east of Biandi. They walked along the road from the base of the city wall. Outside was the Bianqu moat, with lush vegetation on the bank and greenery covering the sky. There were few pedestrians, and you could vaguely see a thatched hut built on one side in front, with seven or eight men sitting in the thatched hut.

Seeing someone coming, these men all showed wary eyes. At this moment, Zhao Jun and the others also changed their costumes. Di Qing put on a mask to hide the identity of Gong Shengjun, and the others also wore coarse shorts, pretending to be ordinary people.

After Jiang Dalang arrived, he first clasped his fists at them, and then said: "Jiang Dalang, the yellow-pole stickman of a certain ghost house, it's the same thing as last time. Please see Mr. Liu."

These underground societies have distinct levels. There are palm sticks, palm whips, and palm knives that act as thugs; there are eagle brothers who act as lookouts; there are kidnappers who specialize in abducting women and children; , and became Gui Fanlou's thug.

Those people saw that Jiang Dalang and the others were approaching with great force. Counting the twenty or thirty guards brought by Zhao Jun and Jiang Dalang's brothers, there must be forty or fifty people. They did not dare to cause a conflict, so they said: "Okay, you wait here."

After saying that, someone climbed down from the embankment behind the thatched cottage. Zhao Jun glanced and found that he had only descended to the shore, lifted up the covering grass and got in.

Apparently this is the entrance to a worry-free cave.

After a while, the man came back quickly and said to Jiang Dalang: "Only you are allowed in."

Jiang Dalang smiled and said: "I have to bring twenty people. Why, Liu Huitou is afraid?"

"Okay, just twenty people."

The man said nothing.

Although it is brave to go to the meeting alone, not everyone is Guan Diye. Therefore, Jianghu rules generally allow the other party to bring some people with them. There are more than a hundred people in the Wuyoudong branch, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Zhao Jun asked his guards to follow Jiang Dalang in and check out the situation inside first.

Jiang Dalang led the people down to the shore and followed the people from Wuyou Cave into the cave. The two sides didn't know what the negotiations were. It took half an hour for him to come out again and leave without any agreement.

The group of people went to the dock again, which was Jiang Dalang's territory. When they arrived in the yard of Jiang Dalang's house, the tail following behind them couldn't get through, so they could talk.

"Chisi."

One of the guardsmen who followed him said with a flushed face: "This Worry-free Cave is too rampant."

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Jun frowned.

Dutou said: "Down there is the Bianliang water channel. During the period when dozens of people from Wuyoudong were occupying it, many dungeons, grottoes, and residences were built inside. The smell was unpleasant. My subordinates passed by and saw the scene. It’s miserable.”

"Tell me about it."

Zhao Jun sat on the chair. Although he did not go down in person this time, he was already mentally prepared.

After Du Tou finished speaking, Zhao Jun's face became ugly.

Even though he was prepared in his heart, he was still offended by this scene. There seemed to be a pressure in his heart that he couldn't get out. After a while, he said: "I will definitely clean up this hell on earth. Jiang Dalang, you have an appointment tomorrow." See you later, Liu."

"yes."

Jiang Dalang was also sulky at first, but this time he was overjoyed.

In addition to saving the children of his good friends, more importantly, the revenge of his own children must also be avenged.

But Zhao Jun was filled with anger.

Bianliang has become like this, and those in the court have an unshirkable responsibility.

People like Wuyoudong and Guifanlou were causing harm to the people. When they paid tribute to Kaifeng Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion turned a blind eye to them.

Kaifeng Prefecture then put the money tribute into the pockets of the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, and the people above would naturally protect the worms in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Such layers of cover and bribery, from top to bottom, formed a complete criminal interest.

But it was the people at the bottom of Bianliang who suffered in the end.

Zhao Jun swore that in addition to the cancer in Kaifeng Mansion and the gutter rats below, he would definitely take out the intestines of all the princes in the court, wash them, and dry them in the sun to see how dark their hearts were!