Chapter 81: The Four Bandit Kings
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The entry of the four bandit kings into Beijing is a secret, of course, for them, it is a secret. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info but at the appointed time, when I went to Zeng Fan's mansion, I saw the other three people, and the four of them all looked at each other. But I also felt the seriousness of the situation. Let the four families from the north and south come together, it can't be said that the four of them can represent all the water bandits in the interior, but they are really the four biggest.
At this time, Zeng Fan called him home, and he was a little apprehensive. It's true that they are bandits, but they are still bandits. At this time, the four of them entered Beijing, and they all had a back hand in their hands. can mix in the rivers and lakes for many years and become a hegemon, not really how ruthless they are, but how cautious they are.
But this time, the four of them sat in Zeng Fan's simple outer study, and they couldn't see a valuable antique, calligraphy and painting. There are only books piled up here and there. If Zeng Fan called one of them, they might think that maybe Zeng Fan was going to go to the place to govern and ask them to come and worship the pier. But not now. Four people and four places, and the imperial court will never let Zeng Fan go to the criminal department, right? Let him suppress the bandits!
When they entered Beijing this time, they didn't know what was going on, but they received a letter from Brother Hao, which contained a sentence, "Lord Zeng invites my brother to Beijing." ”
And then there was nothing to say.
After receiving the letter, the four bandit kings were a little stunned at that time. Because they have been very familiar with Chen Hao over the years, they know that his brother-in-law has some influence in the court. These people also have an extra heart, and they also pay attention to Zeng Fanlai. They also knew that what they were doing was the day when they licked the blood from the knife, and no one knew when they would really be unloaded and killed donkeys. Zeng Fan may be one of their retreats.
With this consensus, these four people coincidentally did one thing, that is, every year during the Chinese New Year, they would send some generous gifts to Zeng Fan through Chen Hao. Zeng Fan knew, but didn't ask for it. But also told Brother Hao, don't offend, don't want these things, it's not that you look down on it, but it's his reason. Brother Hao did the same, so when Brother Hao passed the word, the four of them didn't know what the others were like, and after they fought for a long time, they still went to Beijing.
But when they saw each other just now, they were all frightened, and their first instinct was, is the court going to round them up? The four of them, can they really be regarded as self-defeating? For a while, my heart was cold.
Of course, there are also those who are vigilant, and they start to look at the yard. I have been a bandit all my life, and I have a lot of kung fu on my body, and there are a few people around me, thinking, with the strength of four people, how much is it possible to rush out? However, they are all old rivers and lakes, and when they came in all the way, they suddenly found that it didn't look like there was an ambush here. By the way, I was also shocked by Zeng Fan's poor acidity!
These bandit kings couldn't believe it when they looked at this ordinary three-entry mansion, this was the house of a first-class master in the court? Even from the moment you enter the door, it looks fresh and elegant, and you can see that the owner is very careful to maintain it. But it's just a good little house. Thinking about the houses of those dog officials in their place, these four people invariably had a trace of respect for Zeng Fan.
Zeng Fan didn't accept their gifts over the years, but he didn't impress them so much. If they don't accept it, they will only think that Zeng Fan may be a civil official, and he has never seen much of the world. Besides, he is also the uncle of the Chen family in Hunan, and there is no shortage of these three melons and two dates, so there is no need to cause a fuss, but now, looking at this house and thinking about the things they are returned every year, it is difficult not to respect Zeng Fan.
"Do you have a place to stay, if it's safe to do so, you can stay here, right? My wife and I are just in my house, and there are many places. Zeng Fan is also wearing a green coat and a small hat, for so many years, he is still an old habit, change his clothes first when he goes home, and hang his official uniform with a good backlight. Save wrinkles and fades.
His first official uniform from Yipin was issued. But other regular clothes or something have to be remade. Zeng Fan hates upgrading now, a set of clothes has not been worn for a few days, and if he is promoted, he can't wear the official uniform. Before the fifth grade, he kept it for Zeng Yi, and after the fifth grade, he directly asked Li Ping to take it out and sell it. There is also a market for second-hand official uniforms. This time, the official uniform of the second grade has not been worn for even a year, and it has been from the first grade again, Zeng Fan wants to tell the court, do you want to change it, only change the complement, don't change the official uniform. But forget it, changing the complement is actually not much more expensive than changing the official uniform.
The four of them were stupid again, Zeng Fan actually kept them to live? What does that mean? To be on the safe side. Also, as long as Zeng Fan doesn't want to arrest them, it is really much safer to live here than in their own mansion in Beijing. Because no one will rush to the door of the door of the first-class master without anything. But is it time to talk?
"Master Zeng, that's a trivial matter. You have called our brothers, but what do you command? Our brothers are rough people, and we can't let go of overnight words in our hearts. Sha Dabao, who was calling the shark in the waves on the Ganjiang River in Jiangxi, said in a humming voice. Don't look at him rude, but his heart is as thin as a woman, at this time, the wine was drunk, the food was eaten, Zeng Fan asked people to clean up the house, but he didn't say anything, which made him feel like a cat scratching.
"Is it interesting for you to rob your own people in the interior every day?" Zeng Fan nodded, he didn't bother to say something useless, so he went straight to the point.
"Now we don't rob much, that's people's filial piety. However, we also know the rules. Jiangnan Zhu Cun hurriedly smiled and got up and arched his hand at Zeng Fan, this is a good level. What does it mean for us to understand the rules, and this rule depends on who is deciding. Zeng Fan didn't ask for it a few years ago, but now he called them over, and it didn't look like he was going to arrest them. So, I can't say that this person's appetite has always been big, this is to open his mouth wide!
"Will there still be a war in the water?" Zeng Fan didn't pay attention to Zhu Cun's hints, but just looked Zhu Cun's fat body up and down, compared with the lean Sha Cun just now, this white and chubby, wearing a satin robe, had to be mistaken for the uncle of which family.
"The adults underestimate him, the flesh on his body saves him a lot of strength, and he really can't drown him from death." This is the little white fish in Dongting, Hunan Province. They each occupy a place, and the well water does not violate the river water, but the water bandits in the world are also a family, and there will always be some people who do not know the rules to cross the line, so when the four of them are fine, they must often deal with these messy little things, and they are naturally familiar with each other.
"Your Excellency, but you have something to do with the next four?" Sitting at the bottom of the youngest, but also the most powerful overlord on the Yellow River in the north, Lu Xudong. His position came from the elders. But no one in the room dared to underestimate him.
He was the only one among them who had ever been a talent, and he had studied seriously for a few years. The brain is the best of them all. And after he took the position of Old Man Lu, the Lu family in the Yellow River Valley can really be counted if they say it, and sometimes the officials with a weaker temperament may not be useful in front of him. So don't look at him sitting at the bottom, but at this moment, when the other three families don't bring their masters, they can't say it, so they have to look at him.