Chapter 22: The Spring of Huainan
A few days later.
"Gain and lose, and hold grudges. In the Huangshi County Governor's Mansion, Bo Tao said with a smile at Meng Lianyi.
"Then congratulations in advance. Meng Lianyi also chuckled.
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"Have you heard, there is a group of robbers who claim to be the messengers of the saints in the Huainan waterway and hijacked the rice boats of the royal court, and these rice are all bought by the six-eyed old man to make wine and drink. In the Huainan Governance Office, a tea guest whispered mysteriously.
"I also heard that this group of people sent food in the mountains not far away, saying that they wanted to help the people of Huainan, and as long as they went, each of them could receive a few buckets of rice. ”
"Then why don't we go quickly?"
Seeing that everyone went outside the city to collect food, the tea guest smiled and wrote a few words on a small note:
Mission accomplished, sit back and wait for the east wind.
Later, a passer-by passed by and took the small note on the table with him.
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"Bo Tao, a few days ago, Lone's grain boat was robbed by water bandits in the Huainan Waterway, you are Lone's most trusted person, I hope you can find out the water bandits thoroughly. The Six-Eyed Demon King looked at Bo Tao, who was trembling at his feet, and said indifferently.
"Minister, I will live up to the king's trust. Bo Tao's voice was righteous and majestic.
Immediately, Bo Tao bowed to the Six-Eyed Demon King and retreated.
After Bo Tao left, the attendants beside the Six-Eyed Demon King wondered: "My king, this water bandit in Huainan Waterway is likely to be Bo Tao's person, why does my king want Bo Tao to deal with this matter?"
However, when the Six-Eyed Demon King heard this, he laughed and said, " It is precisely because the water bandit is likely to be his Bo Tao's person, so Lone wants him to investigate this matter, as the so-called act is out of name, if he kills Bo Tao who is only suspected for no reason, I am afraid that it will cause the uneasiness of the Terran courtiers who have been submissive, after all, Bo Tao and the widow have been executed without any necessity for such a good relationship, what will they think, but if Bo Tao can't find out the water bandits, and the widow will punish him with death, they have nothing to say, but if the water bandit is found, hehe, a boss who abandons his subordinates at will, who will be loyal to him, so, can Bo Tao still pose a threat to us?”
"The king thinks, the slave and the maid are not in good case. The attendant slapped his ass with a hypocritical smile on his face.
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"The Six-Eyed Demon King is starting to suspect you. Meng Lianyi sat on the Taishi chair, crossed Erlang's legs, and said lightly while eating biscuits, although Bo Tao won his own interests, but as a merchant family, Meng Lianyi has a way to get greater benefits from the six-eyed demon king, but the difficulty is slightly higher, as for the difference between demons, it is just casual talk, how can their own interests be important, the shareholders of the Xiapi Chamber of Commerce, for their own interests, even their own families and even their wives, sons and daughters can be betrayed.
"If he wants me to check, then I'll check it for him, and give him a check all over the city. Bo Tao seemed to have a plan to deal with it, so his face was calm.
Immediately, Bo Tao ordered his subordinates: "The water bandits robbed the grain of the Six-Eyed Demon King, and now the whole county immediately collects the people who have received the grain, and those who refuse to hand over the grain will be tortured to me, and I will make the people have to rebel." ”
"You can arrange someone to direct and act by yourself, one pretends to be black-faced to speak for the six-eyed demon clan, and the other pretends to speak for the people with a red face, with a rhythm, and provokes the people's anger against the six-eyed demon clan. Meng Lianyi, who was on the side, put away his Erlang legs, stood up, wiped the remnants of the biscuits on his hand with a handkerchief, and smiled.
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"In the Huainan Governance Office, a family of Terran civilians who received dirty food, a Terran co-ordinator knocked on the door of this family.
"I don't know what's going on with the military master?" an old man opened the door tremblingly.
"Someone reported that you had secretly collected dirty grain, and now hand over the dirty grain, which will save you from the death penalty. The soldier spoke on his toes.
"The military master is clear, how dare the little old man hide the king's food privately. The old man knelt down to the soldiers and begged for mercy.
Seeing that the people of Zhou Ben surrounded him, the soldiers remembered the task given to him by Lord Botao's staff, that is, to do things as ruthlessly as possible, as long as the people hate themselves, the more compensation they will give themselves.
So the soldier intensified his treatment of the old man, and directly pierced the old man's arm with a spear.
At this time, a young man walked out of the crowd, only to see the young man shouting angrily: "You are also a human race, why do you want to kill your compatriots." ”
This teenager was also invited by the staff to play red-faced.
The soldier remembered that Bo Tao's staff had told him that if he met a young man in Tsing Yi who scolded him, he must be mean to him, and always bring the noble six-eyed demon clan, and finally pretend to be defeated by the young man.
So the soldier said in a mean tone: "Where did you come from, in our Holy Eye Demon Country, you are a lowly race of the human race and dare to be arrogant in front of me, I am a slave of the noble six-eyed lord, offend me, you human lowly people are waiting to die." ”
The surrounding Terran people dared to be angry when they heard this, but the young man had already known the script, so he stood up and scolded: "The human race is the chief of all spirits, how powerful it was when the human emperor ruled the world, the six-eyed demon clan is just a disgusting reptile, and they dare to enslave my fellow human race, and everyone in the world hates to eat its flesh and drink its blood." ”
When the soldier saw the boy speak, he clenched his fist upward, and the staff had explained before that this was a signal that he let himself hit the boy, and then was killed by the boy's 'luck', and finally reformed himself.
So the soldier hurriedly swung his spear at the young man, and the young man was really scratched by the spear and fell to the ground, and the soldier hurriedly pretended to mend the knife and was beaten back according to the original plan.
The surrounding people saw that the soldiers knelt and licked the six-eyed demon clan and were not ashamed but proud, which was very annoying, but the young man who presided over justice was knocked to the ground, his hands were covered with blood, and the anger in his heart burned even more vigorously.
The soldier fell to the ground according to the original script, pretending to be beaten back, but the young man directly pulled out a dagger and cut the soldier's throat, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm really sorry, Lord Botao has temporarily changed his plan, and it is easier to mobilize the emotions of the people until he dies." The voice was so small that only he could hear it.
The soldier's eyes were full of disbelief, and he died so tragically.
"The six eyes should die, the human race should prosper, expel the demon clan, and return my homeland!" the young man raised his arms and shouted.
In the crowd, the tuo arranged by Bo Tao took the opportunity to shout: "The six eyes should die, the human race should be prosperous, expel the demon clan, and return my homeland!"
Immediately, the people also shouted: "The six eyes should die, the human race should prosper, expel the demon clan, and return my homeland!"
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"Damn, these people really don't give up, and they still want to go against the widows. "In the secret room of the palace, the Six-Eyed Demon King, who was cultivating the Dao Foundation with the Phoenix Blood Stone, was furious when he heard the news of the Terran riot.
"My king, quickly dispatch the elite troops of the kingdom to guard the palace, and order Bo Tao to immediately suppress the Diao people, if he is unwilling, he will be killed. The attendant on the side suggested.
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"Those people have already taken action, why don't you go and help, this is a good opportunity. Meng Lianyi, who was playing with the petals, said casually.
"They may not succeed, and if they fail, I will be condemned to death for rebellion. Bo Tao said calmly.
"Oh, Master Bo, what, Gao Jian?" Meng Lianyi turned around and smiled.
"Let people suppress the people first, if the people defeat the palace guards, I will slaughter the Six-Eyed Demon Clan with the people, so that the trust that has been arranged in the rebel army is that I am a saint, I am the mastermind behind the uprising, I saved the Terrans, if the uprising fails, the people can't enter the palace, I will unite with the palace guards to slaughter the Terran people, so as to gain the trust of the Six-Eyed Demon King." Bo Tao confidently said that no matter what the situation, he has thought of a way to deal with it.
Meng Lianyi smiled and didn't speak, saluted Bo Tao and left, the latest situation here, she needs to tell the secret room and pass the news to the family.
After Meng Lianyi left, the staff said: "My lord, do we really want to hand over the Huainan waterway to the Meng family, there are many merchant ships in the Huainan waterway, but it is an important source of income for Huainan." ”
"She, Meng Lianyi, is only the eldest daughter of the Meng family, but she can't represent the entire Chamber of Commerce, and I will be the lord of Huainan at that time, and I will decide whether to stay or stay in Huainan Waterway after all. Bo Tao sneered.
The staff understood what Bo Tao meant, so he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Minister, I have seen my king, may my king have no time to live." ”
Bo Tao laughed, as if the entire Huainan had been firmly controlled by himself, but the staff members kneeling on the ground raised the corners of their mouths, as if they had something different.
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Bo Tao may have repentance, and Ripple asked the Chamber of Commerce to send troops to intervene in the war in Huainan, and support Bo Tao's staff Su Wei as the lord of Huainan and make him the king. In the letter, Meng Lianyi wrote like this, and then flew the pigeon to pass the book.
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The war in Huainan became more and more fierce, although the people failed to attack the palace, but the counties and villages in Huainan have been occupied by the rebels, but the rebels from all walks of life did not cooperate, but attacked each other, giving the six-eyed demon clan a chance to breathe.
"The widow wants to summon Botao. "In the palace, the temper of the six-eyed demon king is getting worse and worse, and in less than a month, he is only left with the royal city, and the rest of the royal city has been occupied by the rebel army.
"King, Bo Tao has been killed. The squire shuddered.
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"In the future, I Huainan would like to be the only one who wants to go down to the Pi Chamber of Commerce, and the Huainan royal family is willing to serve the Chamber of Commerce for generations to come, and will always be the king. Bo Tao's staff Su Wei knelt at Meng Lianyi's feet and said respectfully, next to Bo Tao's bloody corpse.
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Subsequently, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, Su Wei integrated the rebel army from all walks of life greedy for money, and captured the palace of the six-eyed demon clan in one fell swoop, Su Wei established the Su State in Huainan, calling himself King Su, the Huainan royal family has served the Meng family for generations, Su Wei respected Meng Lianyi as the queen of Huainan, and the Chamber of Commerce's interference in the war was also called Huainan Spring by Meng Lianyi, which means to bring a warm spring to Huainan.
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"Sir, I'm going back to Xiapi County, Sir, I'm willing to go with you. Meng Lianyi sent an invitation to Dao Sheng and the others.
"Well, I have nothing to do, and I just want to see what it will be like for a merchant to govern a place. Dao Sheng looked at the desolate Huainan County and said.
"You don't want to be like the Six-Eyed Demon Clan, who just know how to get some drinks, it's not interesting at all. Li Xingmeng muttered.
"Little Meng'er, you can rest assured. Meng Lianyi said with a smile, she was in a particularly good mood just after becoming the queen of Huainan Taishang, with this merit. The next head of the Meng family is undoubtedly himself, and the status of the Meng family among the thirteen major shareholder families will also rise a lot.