With Xiaojiao's message, everyone gathered in the hall to wait for Zhou Bo, and there was not much time, so Zhou Bo lazily entered the hall.

Zhou Bo said directly to the point: "It is estimated that Liu Xingyu will lead the people from Hebei Mountain to Wanjia Restaurant tomorrow, but it is not ruled out that he will come today, so we have to make some preparations." ”

Song Jingtao asked, "Big brother, what are we going to do?"

Zhou Bo said: "It's nothing more than two points, the first is to prepare for an ambush, dress up our people as diners, and drink in the restaurant." Moreover, it is necessary to talk to the magistrate, otherwise things will still be difficult to do. ”

Everyone also nodded slightly, as for these arrangements, they naturally don't need to think about it, as long as Zhou Bo arranges to do it himself.

After a simple meeting, he ordered some more things, and he took two family members to the county office to visit Zhu County.

This time he came for private matters, and Zhou Bo went through the back door. There were two officials guarding the door, and Zhou Bo came over and said, "Two big brothers, I have something to ask to see the county magistrate, help me out." ”

The two officials looked at Zhou Bo carefully, and saw that he was wearing silk and satin, not wanting to be an ordinary person, and the most conspicuous thing was the things carried by the two families behind Zhou Bo, although it was wrapped in red cloth, it was not difficult to see that it should be silver. It is estimated that there are five hundred taels to say the least, and the two officials glanced at each other and knew that it must be a gift.

The heads of the two officials were raised high, and they said contemptuously: "Do you have an appointment, our master is very busy, which you can see when you say you." ”

Zhou Bo knew that these two were actually pinching their necks, and wanted them to help with it. It's not okay not to pay for some errands. And he took out two minas of silver in his bosom. Hand it over. said: "This is some silver, the two eldest brothers take it first, and ask the two of them to help me get through, and say that Zhou Bo wants to see me." ”

The head that was originally high and raised slowly lowered with the gaze of the silver, and the attitude of the two officials suddenly rotated three times and sixty degrees, and the cat took the silver in Zhou Bo's hand greedily, and said, "Oh, this son." Wait a minute, and I'll give you a good answer. As he spoke, one of the officials turned around and ran into the courtyard.

The effort is not big, the official who originally went in came out, and the face that was originally happy because he got the silver now became a sad face, came to Zhou Bo, took out the silver and handed it to Zhou Bo: "Uncle Zhou, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Tai, you see how I can take your money if I give you a gift, I am really a sin for the little one." ”

Without looking at the silver, Zhou Bo asked, "The county magistrate let me in?"

"Yes. Our prefectural magistrate, please come in. As he spoke, the servant looked at Zhou Bo with pleading eyes. said: "Uncle Zhou, hurry up and take back this money, we really don't dare to ask for your money." ”

From the attitude of this official, Zhou Bo could see that the county magistrate still seemed to attach great importance to himself, and waved his hand and said: "I bought shoes for the two of you to wear at that time, how can there be any reason to recover the silver sent out, don't worry, I won't tell you about this matter." ”

"Then I thank you, Uncle Zhou, I'll show you the way. ”

Zhu Xianling was sitting in his study, and when he heard that Zhou Bo was coming, he was slightly stunned, not knowing why Zhou Bo came to find him. However, even if Zhou Bo didn't look for himself, Zhu Tao would go to Zhou Bo, because last time Zhou Bo's casual words made this county magistrate uneasy day and night, thinking about how to get rid of Hebei Mountain all day long.

Officials like him are actually the ones who are most afraid of death. He also knows the strength of the personnel of Hebei Mountain very well, and he does not dare to provoke, and the most important point is that the king of Kwantung once had an order, and without his permission, no official is allowed to provoke bandits, which is also an important reason why the entire Kwantung bandits are prosperous. The official level crushed people to death, not to mention that it was still a prince, so none of the state officials and county officials below were tied to the bandits.

Zhu Xianling suddenly stood up and said, "Hurry up, please." ”

The official saw the county commander so emotional, he had never seen the county commander look like this, thinking that Zhou Bo must be a person with a background, and then touching the silver that Zhou Bo had just given him in his arms, the official broke out in a cold sweat, he was so snub to Zhou Bo just now, if he made him angry, he would not be able to get himself to be punished. So the official came out to apologize to Zhou Bo first, and hurriedly returned the silver to Zhou Bo.

"The county magistrate has always been good, and the little nephew is polite. Zhou Bo saw Zhu Tao and hurriedly saluted.

Zhu Tao stood up to greet him, "Nephew Xian is polite, please take a seat." After pulling Zhou Bo, Zhu Tao saw the gift brought by the family behind Zhou Bo, and then said: "Virtuous nephew, it's good that you can come, why do you still bring gifts." Having said that, the prefectural magistrate still showed a greedy gaze.

"A little bit of my nephew's heart, uncle, don't be polite, haha. ”

"Haha"

Although the gift was wrapped in red cloth, Zhu Tao also knew that this gift must be not thin, and after thinking about it, he knew that Zhou Bo must have something to ask for him, the original smile was put away, revealing a trace of arrogance, full of official arrogance, he knew that only in this way could he have the strength to talk to Zhou Bo about the conditions.

Zhou Bo took in Zhu Tao's expression, laughing in his heart, and at the same time, his disgust for Zhu Tao became even more intense. But there was no expression on his face, and his smile did not decrease, and he said, "Uncle, I have something I want to tell you. As he spoke, he looked around at the people in the room.

As expected, Zhu Tao was happy in his heart, as long as Zhou Bo begged for himself. Zhu Taoping stepped back and said, "If there is anything about the virtuous nephew, just say it." ”

"Uncle, I got the news that Hebei Mountain wants to rob our Song Mansion. Zhou Bo said lightly.

Zhu Tao was stunned for a moment, frowned, looked at Zhou Bo blankly, and then laughed again. Said: "Virtuous nephew, you can really joke, he is just some bandits in Hebei Mountain, they dare not make a mistake within my jurisdiction, virtuous nephew, don't listen to hearsay, haha." Zhu Tao didn't believe what Zhou Bo said, first, Hebei Mountain is now low-key, and he used to come to Haifeng County to drink from time to time, and recently he has only lived in the mountains, and he has heard a little bit about the grievances between the Song Mansion and Hebei Mountain, which is the county commander, but those are just chasing the wind and shadows, and it is impossible for Zhu Tao to know the specific things.

Zhou Bo nodded. Then he said: "Then I want to exterminate Hebei Mountain?"

Zhu Tao's smile came to an abrupt end. There is some stiffness in the face. Staring at Zhou Bo's eyes, he wanted to see something in Zhou Bo's eyes, but what disappointed him was that the young man in front of him was only a child in his early twenties. After a long stalemate, Zhu Tao said, "Nephew, are you joking with me?"

"Of course not. Zhou Bo let out a breath and said: "Our Song Mansion has some grievances with Hebei Mountain, and recently I did hear that Hebei Mountain wants to rob our Song Mansion. That's why I had to make a decision. ”

Zhou Bo's bland words made Zhu Tao a little confused, if this was said from someone else's mouth, Zhu Tao would definitely think that person was mentally ill, but Zhou Bo made too deep an impression on him, and he couldn't be associated with mental illness. No matter what the other party's reason is, the result he gets is what he wants, but under the pressure of exterminating Hebei Mountain and the king of Kanto, Zhu Tao still has to obey the king of Kanto. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Tao said: "What do you want to do, maybe you don't know." The king of Kwantung has an order, and we, the state officials and county officials, cannot send troops to suppress bandits. ”

Zhou Bo chuckled in his heart. How is this connected with the king of Kwantung, but Zhu Tao obviously misunderstood himself, Zhou Bo said: "Within two days, the owners and leaders of Hebei Mountain will have a collective dinner in Haifeng County, so I think that my uncle can help me at that time, as long as these leaders disappear, Hebei Mountain will be finished." ”

Zhu Tao stood up suddenly, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart: "What you said is true?"

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't dare come to you. Zhou Bo said leisurely.

Zhu Tao thought for a while, if it was really as Zhou Bo said, killing the leader of Hebei Mountain, Hebei Mountain, could indeed destroy itself without a fight, thought for a while and said: "I can only help you secretly, but I have a request." ”

Knowing that Zhu Tao would not easily agree to himself, Zhou Bo said in a deep voice: "Uncle, please speak." ”

"This is a requirement, and it is also the premise for me to help you secretly, if you can really succeed in destroying the leader of Hebei Mountain, you have to control Hebei Mountain as quickly as possible, of course, I will also help you secretly. In this way, there will be no riots, and I can also say that there is a power struggle when the King of Kanto investigates this matter. Zhu Tao said.

I didn't expect Zhu Tao's request to be like this, Zhou Bo was even happier in his heart, even if he didn't need Zhu Tao's words, he would have to take over Hebei Mountain, since he had Zhu Tao's help, it would definitely be easier. There are pros and cons to things, if it is really as Zhu Tao said, he will turn from the dark to the open, and he will definitely attract enemies. However, on the whole, he took advantage of himself, and Zhou Bo nodded and replied, "Okay, then we will settle it like this." ”

Zhu Tao was full of smiles on his face, rubbed his hands back and forth on his pants dryly, and said in a deep voice: "Virtuous nephew, as for controlling Hebei Mountain...... This ......"

Zhu Tao's mind was clear to him, and he said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, as for the property of Hebei Mountain, it must be your share, uncle." ”

"Happy. ”

This time I came to see Zhu Tao is a big gain, Zhu Tao can agree so easily that his attention must be related to the hexagram he once calculated for him, and the smile on his face is even stronger. It seems that this trick really works, and I may be able to use it again in the future. And the king of Kanto that Zhu Tao said, seeing that Zhu Tao was so jealous of him, there must still be something to hide from him, but that is all for the future, and the most important thing at the moment is Hebei Mountain.

After returning home, Cheng Yu said that everything was arranged in Wanjia Restaurant, Zhou Bo was relieved, he knew that Cheng Yu was usually very arrogant and cynical, but in fact, his mind was much more careful than others. Since he said that it was arranged, it must not be wrong.

"Bang" Liu Xingyu's fist slammed against the wall, and the depression in his mind made him unaware that there was already blood on the back of his hand. Since Liu Xingyu came back from the Song Mansion, he stayed at home alone, and the originally depressed house was even more empty at this time.

Thinking about how the old mother on the kang might have been tortured at this time, Liu Xingyu's heart hurt as if he had been stabbed by a knife, and he didn't sleep all night, and everything before was turned over in his mind like a photo. He lost his father when he was young, and his mother single-handedly pulled him up, until he was eighteen years old when his mother was blind due to illness, and since then Liu Xingyu has carried all the burdens on his shoulders.

Not because of the world, he hit a wall everywhere in reality, and the world of human affection is as light as water, so that this originally innocent boy was humiliated, and finally he chose to resist, he killed those who bullied him and humiliated him, and because of this, he was favored by others, and slowly became a bandit.

I just want to serve my mother well, get into some filial piety, and send my mother to the end of my life, but now......

In the past few years in Hebei Mountain, Liu Xingyu was late for the first time, and he came to Hebei Mountain every day, but he arrived at almost noon today.

When Liu Xingyu came to the meeting hall in Hebei Mountain, the two village owners and several leaders were there, Liu Xingyu said: "Village master, I'm here." ”

Seeing that Liu Xingyu only came at this time, Jia Xin's face sank, and he scolded: "How many times have I told you, don't keep running home if you have nothing to do, and it's an extraordinary time, don't you know that the affairs in the village are complicated?"

Liu Xingyu has long been accustomed to Jia Xin's scolding, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the owner of the village, his subordinates know their mistakes." ”

Seeing that Liu Xingyu was disheveled and his face was languid, Jia Xinxin became even more angry and scolded: "Okay, find a place to sit, don't cry all over your face, as if you are a dead mother." ”

"Jumping" ten fingers clenched and made a crisp sound, and a trace of murder appeared on his gloomy face. The brow furrowed as if it were a big pimple, but it soon stretched out again, as if he had made a decision in his heart, and there was a subtle smile on his face.

The other leaders of Hebei Mountain all looked at Liu Xingyu with a smile, as if the owner of the village could bring benefits to himself by scolding him.

Taking in everyone's expressions, Liu Xingyu was secretly ridiculous, he was really amorous, and he regarded Torch Hebei Mountain as his home and the people here as his brothers, but the scene in front of him, what else is worth remembering.

Liu Xingyu saluted again: "The owner of the village, my subordinates have something to tell you. ”

Jia Xin glanced at Liu Xingyu with his eyes, and hummed with his nose: "Say." ”

"Tomorrow is my mother's sixty-sixth birthday, I want to set up a banquet for my mother in the restaurant in Haifeng County to celebrate, and invite the owner of the village and all the brothers to appreciate their faces, and then participate. Liu Xingyu said with a smile.

Hearing that the leaders showed excitement, during this time the owner of the village had an order, telling everyone to stay in the cottage, not to go out privately, it is true that these people are suffocated, it doesn't matter if they participate in this banquet or not, as long as they can go out to play.

Jia Xin pouted and said: "I said that now is an extraordinary time, and these things will be talked about in Kanto after the time." ”

Liu Xingyu hurriedly said: "The owner of the village, but after the Kanto Conference, my mother's birthday has also passed." ”

Jia Xin scratched his head, and hesitated in his heart, he was also suffocated during this time, but if he really wanted to go out, he was afraid that something would happen.

Wu Jing, who had not spoken, squinted his eyes like a line, he had been observing Liu Xingyu, and he had noticed Liu Xingyu's changes from the moment Liu Xingyu came in, especially when Liu Xingyu said that his mother would celebrate his birthday tomorrow, Wu Jing dared to conclude that Liu Xingyu must have some secrets that could not be mastered. Because Wu Jing is a careful person on weekdays, and he also has the best relationship with Liu Xingyu, he remembers that Liu Xingyu's mother's birthday was a day after August 15.

With his mind racing, he thought about everything that could happen, but he still couldn't guess what Liu Xingyu really thought in his heart, but Wu Jing knew that he was going to help his friend today. Wu Jing stood up and said: "Owner of the village, in fact, you are also too worried, you see these leaders on our mountain, all of them are elites, if they go out together, what accidents can there be? I see that everyone is also tired of staying on the mountain, just take this opportunity to have a look." Why don't you go to celebrate your birthday, I'll take someone to guard the cottage, what do you think?" )