After Hua Qing left Wang Tieniu, he returned to the Taishou Yamen, as he and Wang Tieniu said, it was indeed not too difficult to get close to Tong Yu as a small official of the Yamen.

But as the saying goes, "inseparable", although Tong Yu has been abandoned by Qian Xiaojing, it is not something that he, an outsider, can say, and it is not easy to persuade the other party to change the court.

Therefore, for this lobbying, Huaqing also made a lot of hard work.

Hua Qing knew that time was pressing, and as soon as he returned to the yamen, he began to look for an opportunity, and in the afternoon of the same day, he came to Tong Yu's residence behind the yamen again with a dozen official documents.

Taishou Yamen is a typical structure of the front and back offices, bypassing a few corridors, passing through several corner gates, following the smell of wine all the way, as the smell of wine becomes stronger and stronger, Huaqing finally found Tong Yu in a corner of the dining room.

At this moment, Tong Yu no longer has the style of the former feudal officials, holding a wine jar in his hand, there is still half of the wine in the altar, as Tong Yu turns his body from time to time, the wine knocks on the altar wall, making a "whoosh" sound.

Leaning over, huddled in a corner of the dining room, surrounded by empty wine jars, his official robe had already been soaked with spilled wine, and it was tightly clinging to his skin, just looking at it made people feel uncomfortable.

Hua Qingqiang endured the smoky smell, approached Tong Yu carefully step by step, and struggled to straighten him.

"Lord Taishou, Lord Taishou!"

Hua Qing called for a long time, but saw that Tong Yu was still asleep, and his heart was ruthless, so he picked up a pot of cold tea on the desk and poured it straight down at Tong Yu's head.

Stimulated by this cold water, Tong Yu gradually regained some consciousness, and shouted indistinctly: "Wine...... Wine ......"

"My lord, the wine is here!" Hua Qing said that, he aimed the mouth of the teapot at Tong Yu's open mouth, and poured cold water into Tong Yu suddenly.

"Ahem" Tong Yu immediately coughed violently, and at the same time, his stomach turned over and over, and he vomited violently in an instant.

Subsequently, a stream of stomach acid mixed with the liquor and accompanied by a foul-smelling liquid was spit out by Tong Yu.

Hua Qing held his breath and endured himself.

After vomiting, Tong Yu felt a lot better and became much more conscious.

Immediately, without waiting for Tong Yu to ask, Hua Qing hurriedly took out the official document in his arms, handed it to Tong Yu, and said alarmistly: "My lord, this urgent official document from Chang'an!"

When Tong Yu heard this, he subconsciously took it, his consciousness was still a little vague, and he forgot to investigate Hua Qing's mistake just now.

Tong Yu looked very slowly, his eyes were still blurry, and he had to read a line several times before he could finish it.

Huaqing is not completely deceitful, at this time, Tong Yu did have an official document from Chang'an, but it was just an ordinary newspaper.

Seeing that Tong Yu's attention had shifted and his thinking ability had begun to recover, Hua Qing took the opportunity to start lobbying.

"My lord, Yang Fan, the young master of the Hongnong Yang clan, has been to the yamen today......" Hua Qing said as he observed Tong Yu's reaction.

Yang Fan did come to Yamen today, but it was just to send a batch of deeds, because the number was too large, so he came in person, but now Huaqing wants to talk like this, and he naturally has another taste in Tong Yu's ears.

"Hongnong Yang, Yang Fan?" Although Tong Yu's head is still a little swollen now, the sensitivity he has cultivated over many years of official eunuch career is still there, and he immediately thought of a lot from this information.

Seeing that Tong Yu was pondering, once he came to his senses, the first thing he asked would be "What is Yang Fan doing here?" If he really asked him, Hua Qing could only tell the truth, otherwise once the two of them asked each other a few words, Hua Qing would have the crime of concealment, and if that was the case, it would be impossible for him to gain Tong Yu's favor. But if you don't say anything, then how do you plan for the next step?

For this reason, Hua Qing once again took the lead, and said quietly: "The adults are drunk all day long, and the small ones are really sad to see, as the saying goes: 'Good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose their masters.'" The sage once said: 'The king regards his ministers as siblings, and the ministers regard him as his heart, and the king's ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard them as people, and the king's ministers regard them as mustards, and the ministers regard them as enemies.' 'Why don't you look away?'

After hearing this, Tong Yu was shocked in his heart, and then raised his head, looking at Hua Qing for the first time, with scrutiny in his eyes, and even more anger, the official authority that he had cultivated over the years once again emanated.

"Something familiar, as if I've seen it before. Tong Yu thought to himself.

Hua Qing could feel Tong Yu's scorching gaze, but how could he, who had already been fully prepared, drop the chain at this most critical moment?

After Hua Qing finished speaking, he bowed slightly, lowered his eyebrows, and was humble with a calmness. Although he lowered his head, Tong Yu was still sitting on the ground at the moment, so he just let Tong Yu see the look on his face.

Tong Yu looked at it for a while, and then glanced at Hua Qinggao in his heart, but with more doubts and vigilance, the other party was able to say what he thought as soon as he opened his mouth, Tong Yu had also decided, if the other party's answer could not satisfy him, he would naturally not let him end well, so he asked: "Which subject are you?"

Hua Qing was wearing the soap coat of the yamen, and he could come to the official office behind the yamen without alarming others, so he could naturally only be a person in the public gate.

"The little one is a white servant of the household department!" Hua Qing naturally knew that the other party wanted more than these, so he hurriedly confessed: "The little one came back to look for the adult, and he had to hear the adult's drunken words, so he could know the name of Qian Xiaojing, the head of the Qian family." ”

"Oh?" Tong Yu looked at Hua Qing playfully.

Hua Qing naturally knew that this was to ask him why he could think of so many things from a name, so he calmly recounted the speculation he had said to Wang Tieniu in the morning.

After hearing this, Tong Yu became more and more shocked in his heart, and his eyes showed appreciation without hesitation, and he smiled: "Hehe, you are quite good at guessing!"

This is tantamount to acquiescing to Hua Qing's speculation, and it is also equivalent to accepting Hua Qing's previous persuasion.

When Hua Qing heard this, his heart was greatly lifted, and he thought: "This Tong Yu is really a little sick and rushed to the doctor!

"My lord, since Qian Xiaojing's old man is unkind to his adult, why should the adult hang him on a tree?" Hua Qing made persistent efforts and said more and more deeply.

"Oh, then what do you think the official should do?" asked Tong Yu.

"Adults are wise and martial, small ones are not as good as just in case, but the wise man still has a mistake, as the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and it is inevitable that adults are in the bureau and some things are not noticed for a while. After praising Tong Yu first, Hua Qing immediately said: "The little one thinks that in the chaotic war in Yangzhou City today, although the local families and the Haigang are now temporarily suppressed, but after all, the seven clans and five surnames are outsiders, and once the local forces are united, the strong and weak will only be transposed. However, the current infighting between local forces is only a competition for rankings among each other, and once there is a crisis that threatens the whole, it will inevitably be unanimous with the outside world. ”

As for the pressure from the Qian family, with the power of the seven sects and five surnames in the Chang'an court, what is the Qian family's gain? In order to get the help of the adults in Yangzhou, the seven sects and the five surnames will naturally try their best to solve the problems that the adults are now in Yangzhou. ”

Hua Qing's last sentence obviously deeply touched Tong Yu, it is true, as long as he is useful to the seven sects and five surnames, are you still afraid that the other party will not protect himself? And how can the power of the seven sects and five surnames in the court be comparable to the Jiangdong Qian family?

Tong Yu was overjoyed in his heart, looked at Hua Qing with a smile on his face, and asked with a pleasant face, "What is your name?"

"The small one is called Huaqing. Hua Qing replied respectfully.

"Hua Qing, you are very good!" Tong Yu looked at Hua Qing with appreciative eyes and said.

Tong Yu naturally knew that Huaqing Mao recommended himself with a strong sense of utilitarianism, but so what? Who in the world does not have a little utilitarian heart? Talents with desire and ambition are better controlled, isn't it?

It's just that what Tong Yu doesn't know is that Huaqing's ambition is not ordinarily big!

"Come on, bathe and change clothes for the official!" Tong Yu, who had already solved the knot, was also a little overwhelmed by the pickles on his body.

"Huaqing, go and write a letter of worship for the official, prepare some gifts, and go to visit the young master of the Yang family with the official later. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

After saying that, the two went their separate ways.

A full hour later, Tong Yu came out of the room, and at this time, the dirty clothes were long gone, and Tong Yu once again regained the bearing and demeanor that a feudal official should have.

A four-carriage pulled Tong Yu to Yang Fan's residence, with a team of guards in front and behind, and the lineup was quite large.

Walking through the deserted street, the two came to Yang Fan's mansion, after the report, Yang Fan opened the middle door to greet him, and then, the two had a long talk in the house, until late at night, Tong Yu left.

Subsequently, the next day, after Yang Fan consulted with Lu Zongbao and obtained the consent of the other party, he began to act. Immediately, the Yamen of the Municipal Shipping Division, which was under construction, once again issued an official document in the name of Cui Jianyu, and the official document on the construction of the Municipal Shipping Division, but this time the seven sects and five surnames who had mastered the method of victory moved their true character.

With the release of the official document, a team of workers came to this place and immediately began the intensive construction project.

Then, Yang Fan secretly met with the big boss of the Blue Dragon Gang, and finally won the support of the other party at a great price.

Then, a blockade against the local families and sea gangs in Yangzhou was launched, and it was about to end this chaotic war in Yangzhou.

After the secret meeting, the Qinglong Gang announced in a high-profile manner that it had cooperated with the Seven Sects and Five Surnames, and Yang Fan immediately said that he would inject tens of millions of dollars into the Qinglong Gang to build it into the exclusive Sea Gang of the Seven Sects and Five Surnames and Seven Families, and thus declared that the Seven Clans and Five Surnames would intervene in the maritime trade and get a share of the pie in Yangzhou City.

The news spread, and the whole city was in an uproar!

The first to react was naturally Qian Xiaojing and Ye Kai, the two giants of Yangzhou City, and then, the Southeast Maritime Group held its first meeting since the alliance, and the Qinglong Gang was naturally absent.

As a result, at this meeting, the maritime merchants who were aware of the crisis "put aside their previous suspicions" and declared that they would accept the orders of Qian Xiaojing, the leader of the alliance, and formulated a unified response to the outside world, and at the same time denounced the rebellious behavior of the Blue Dragon Gang.

It was also after the meeting that the maritime merchants began a strong counterattack against the Qinglong Gang, such as wooing the captains and sailors in the Qinglong Gang at a high price, threatening the customers of the Qinglong Gang, ending the business of the Qinglong Gang, and at the same time building a Hongzhou shipyard to stop the supply of sea ships to the Qinglong Gang, etc.

Most of the sailors and captains of the Qinglong Gang are natives of Yangzhou, at least they are also southerners, and they are already a little dissatisfied with these families in the north, and the sailors of the various sea gangs will inevitably have some contact with each other, and even get involved with each other, once one person is moved, he can drive a whole group of people.

And the customers of the Qinglong Gang are all maritime merchants in the south, so they naturally dare not disobey the decisions made by the maritime group.

In terms of the supply of sea vessels, it was the maritime group that collectively came forward to negotiate with the families of Yuzhang, and then distributed according to the share after a large number of orders, so that Hongzhou Shipyard will naturally care about the overall construction of the maritime group, although it may not completely cut off the transaction with the Qinglong Gang, but at least it will not go too far on the surface, and the supply of sea ships of the Qinglong Gang is bound to shrink significantly, and without the sea ships, how can there be any maritime trade?

This is also the point that the Qinglong Gang cared about most when they negotiated with Yang Fan at the beginning, and later Yang Fan promised that they would do their best to control the Hongzhou Shipyard, out of superstition about the seven thousand-year-old families of the Seven Sects and Five Surnames, or eager to change their situation, the Qinglong Gang finally agreed to Yang Fan's cooperation.

As a result, although the Blue Dragon Gang showed a stormy situation for a while, its big boss still did not have any anxiety, but instead eliminated those who were not strong-minded, so as to eliminate hidden dangers for the future rise.

At this time, the price of land in Yangzhou City has become irrelevant, because whether it is the Seven Clans and Five Surnames or the local maritime merchants in Yangzhou, these two major forces are interested in Yangzhou City itself, and they both want to monopolize Yangzhou City, intending to occupy more land in Yangzhou City through guò to achieve the purpose of weakening each other.

At this time, the purpose of the two parties to acquire the land is no longer to sell it for profit, but only to grab the land itself. In short, it is only for possession, not for buying and selling.

As a result, the land lost circulation, although because of the two sides to grab the land, the land price is still high, but at this time, there is not much land left in the hands of a third party, and with the intensification of the conflict, the small and medium-sized businessmen who see the bad situation have sold the land in their hands, in order to leave the center of the storm in Yangzhou City.

Therefore, it didn't take long for the price of land to go up, because there was no land in the market that could be traded.

But not long after, Hua Qing actually expanded the war without consulting Wang Tieniu, and urged Yang Fan to turn his attention to the shantytown outside the south gate.

Yang Fan, who had been given the building, began to launch a large-scale rush to buy the shantytown like a wolf that had not eaten for months, and then the local maritime merchants who reacted also joined in the scramble.

As a result, the chaos escalated again, and the "cultural fight" in the city completely turned into a "martial fight" in this shantytown.

First, Ye Kai of the Zhenhai Gang led a group of brothers to evict the poor people who lived here in the shantytowns.

In this land battle, Ye Kai was the first local force in Yangzhou to be perceived, and his actions were also very fast, and he hoarded a large number of chips in a short period of time, but he didn't expect the news to spread overnight, and everyone joined in. Originally, he was still one step ahead, but who would have thought that in an instant, someone came out to suppress the land price, and he didn't sell a piece of the land in his hand, and the land price fell to the bottom. In this way, Ye Kai could only wait for the land price to rise again, but what he didn't expect was that when the land price rose again, the people of the seven sects and the five surnames blatantly wanted to seize Yangzhou City, so that Ye Kai could still sell the land and let the other party succeed?

As a result, the Zhenhai Gang spent millions of dollars to buy a large amount of land that could not be cashed out, and could only rot in their own hands, but even if the Zhenhai Gang had more people, it would be impossible to use up so much land!

For this reason, Ye Kai's temper has been very short-tempered recently, and Ye Kai, who is in a hurry, naturally can't have any patience with these hillbillies, and bloody conflicts are often staged.

Soon after, seven more people from five clans joined, and the poor people of the shantytown fell victim to the rivalry between the two forces.

Seeing that the situation is not good, those who run fast can still escape, and most of those who are attached to their homeland and refuse to leave have become a wisp of grievance under the canal.

Tong Yu, who is the Taishou of Yangzhou, is still in it, he can manage it but he doesn't want to take care of it, and most of the other lowly officials are people from local forces, and as for those outsiders, they are even more powerless.

In the evening, Wang Tieniu and Zheng Tai appeared in the shantytown outside the south gate of Yangzhou City with a whole team of sailors.

After learning of Huaqing's decision to advocate on his own, Wang Tieniu insisted on coming here to take a look, and Zheng Tai had no choice but to accompany him. In view of the fact that it has become a chaotic place outside the south gate, Zheng Tai covered the turtle boat with a black cloth and chose to travel in the evening, and now the two turtle boats are parked on the canal not far away, and the whole three teams of sailors are divided into three directions to line up three groups of mandarin duck formations, faintly surrounding Wang Tieniu and Zheng Tai in the center.

Today's shanty towns can no longer be called shanty towns, because the simple shantytowns that used to be everywhere have long been demolished, and there are broken wooden planks, scattered furniture, and ...... Motionless ...... Corpse.

"Mother...... Mother...... Whining...... Not far away, a little girl who looked to be only five or six years old, dressed in single clothes, was kneeling in front ......of the corpse of a woman, sobbing weakly.

A large hole was made in the woman's head, and the blood that flowed out stained the dirt all around her, and her hands were in the shape of a dead embrace, and it could be seen that the woman must have struggled to hold her little daughter in her arms and press her under her before she died, so that the little girl could not be killed.

And when the woman had been dead for a long time, the little girl slowly crawled out from under the woman, and looked at the surrounding home, which had long since changed, and was afraid that even the simplest child was aware of the upheaval, but the young dazed made her not know what to do except grasp the sleeve of her mother, who had died.

"These brutes!" Wang Tieniu felt a strong anger in his heart and walked towards the girl......