PS: Don't worry about the affairs of the Xianghou Mansion, we will talk about it later."

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Of course, Zhao Yu hoped that Lu Kuang would wait for a while, after all, according to the current trend, more and more businessmen under the name of the Luye Freemasonry would choose to negotiate with Black Tiger Village.

Some of the merchants chose to cooperate with the Black Tiger Village, while the other part of the merchants continued to fight against the Black Tiger Village, and in the case of internal opinions not being united, the Luye Freemasons would inevitably split again.

At that time, the Black Tiger Village will be able to absorb a part of the Yexian merchants through the means of 'winning over a part and attacking a part', and gradually defeat the Luye Freemasonry until the latter is no longer able to confront the Black Tiger Village.

Of course, Zhao Yu will not exterminate the Luye Freemasonry, after all, it was the Chamber of Commerce he created with his own hands, and everything he did was just to regain the dominance of the Luye Freemasonry.

But it's a pity that as one of Zhao Yu's deputies back then, Lu Kuang didn't fail to see that his Luye Freemasonry was facing a huge crisis that was about to split, so how could he sit back and wait for the Kunyang Brotherhood under the secret control of the Black Tiger Village to gradually encroach on his Chamber of Commerce?

On the ninth day of the sixth month, Lu Kuang, who had completely lost patience with the Kunyang County Ya, really embarked on a journey to the county as Zhao Yu expected.

This 'county' refers to the seat of Yingchuan County, where Kunyang County is located, Xu County, or Xuchang.

On June 12, after a three-day journey, Lü Kuang arrived in Xuchang with a retinue and guards.

Xuchang is a place where the Lu Ye Freemasonry has not yet expanded, so it is not easy for Lu Kuang to meet the county guard, so Lu Kuang spent a few days working up and down to dredge the joints, and then he was fortunate to meet the county guard of Yingchuan County, Li Min and Li Buxiang, who were born in the Li clan.

After seeing this Li Junshou, Lu Kuang told about the thieves in Kunyang County in person, which made Li Min and Li Junshou feel quite puzzled, and asked puzzledly: "Hasn't Kunyang's thief 'Black Tiger' been exterminated?" ”

It turned out that in the autumn of last year, because of the potential threat of Zhang Jing, Zhao Yu gave up the cottage and led the villagers to evacuate to Luyang.

At that time, Liu Bi, who had been hiding from the county for a long time, dared to write the fact that he had 'suppressed thieves three times in Kunyang and finally succeeded' in the good news, and also recorded the number of battle losses in his Kunyang County three times in the good news, saying that 'this success is really not easy'.

The meaning of inviting merit is very obvious.

In view of this, Li Min wrote a letter to commend Kunyang County, the county commander Liu Bi and the county lieutenant Ma Gai, and encouraged them to continue to serve the country.

I thought that this matter was over, but I didn't expect that today, Lu Kuang, a businessman from Ye County, came to the county to report to the official, which really surprised Li Min.

Under Li Min's question, Lu Kuang explained: "In the summer and autumn of last year, Kunyang united with Runan and Yexian to indeed hit the black tiger thieves hard, forcing the black tiger thieves to flee into the mountains, but the officers and soldiers of the three counties failed to get rid of the black tiger thieves, and there were still some black tiger thieves who fled into the mountains and disappeared. At the beginning of this year, the black tiger thieves returned to Kunyang, once again controlled the official roads, plundered caravans, and urged Kunyang County to send troops to encircle and suppress it in the next few times, but Kunyang County was perfunctory many times......"

Listening to Lu Kuang's words, Li Min stroked his beard thoughtfully.

He knew why Kunyang County had not taken action for a long time, because he had received an official letter from Liu Bi from Kunyang County a few days ago.

In that official letter, Liu Bi claimed that he had taken great pains and repeatedly suggested that the merchant should build a workshop in Kunyang to benefit the county...... To put it bluntly, this guy is here to ask for credit again.

However, if you invite merit, you will invite merit, Li Min, as the county guard of Yingchuan County, of course he knows the character and ability of those county orders under his rule.

It is no exaggeration to say that Liu Bi is one of the more capable.

But in that official letter, Liu Bi didn't say a word about the comeback of the black tiger thief, so Li Min didn't care much about the facts Lu Kuang said, and even he was a little disgusted with Lu Kuang's behavior.

After all, Lu Kuang's behavior is not only a report to the higher level, but it can even be said to have crossed Kunyang County.

Thinking of this, Li Min stroked his beard and said: "Li received an official letter from Kunyang County Commander a few days ago, and Liu County Commander did not mention the Black Tiger Thief in the official document, which shows that he has some control over the Black Tiger Thief...... I know that Kunyang County has not been able to pull out recently, but this does not mean that they will tolerate the thieves, you can return to Ye County with peace of mind and wait for news from Kunyang. ”

Listening to what he meant, it was obvious that he didn't intend to meddle in the affairs of Kunyang County.

When Lu Kuang heard this, he immediately became anxious, and said eagerly: "Li Junshou, the matter of the black tiger thief is imminent, since the black tiger thief made a comeback at the beginning of this year, in just a few months, this group of thieves has expanded to hundreds of people, and even stretched out his hand to the county seat......"

“……”

Li Min frowned when he heard this.

He felt that what Lu Kuang said was a bit appalling, if the black tiger thief was really like what this person said, then why did Kunyang County order Liu Bi not mention it in the official document?

It is impossible for a county magistrate to shield a group of thieves, right?

Ruling out this possibility, it must be Lu Kuang's open-mouthed and exaggerated facts.

As for the reason, it is nothing more than that the interests of those businessmen have been damaged, but even so, these businessmen can report to the county officials at a higher level, and even slander the inaction of the county government of a county?

In this regard, Li Junshou was really uncomfortable in his heart.

In his opinion, Kunyang County must have their own considerations, and the official letter sent by Liu Bi from Kunyang County a few days ago has also shown that Kunyang County is vigorously inducing some businessmen to build workshops in its county - in this regard, Li Min can understand why Kunyang County has slowed down the encirclement and suppression of the black tiger thieves.

Thinking of this, Li Min endured a little unhappiness and said to Lu Kuang: "The official knows about this matter, so you go back and wait for the news." ”

Seeing that this county guard still had this attitude, Lu Kuang's heart became more and more anxious, but seeing that Li Min was already a little impatient at this time, he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he could only retreat temporarily.

But temporarily retreating, it did not mean that Lu Kuang would say goodbye, and in the next few days, he would ask Li Min to see Li Min every day, which made Li Min quite annoyed.

In addition to being upset, Li Min was also a little confused about the black tiger thief that Lu Kuang said.

At first, he didn't think that the black tiger thieves in Kunyang County would become a big problem, because Kunyang County ordered Liu Bi not to mention a word about it, since he didn't mention a word, it obviously meant that Liu County Commander was in control of this?

But that Lu Kuang went to his county government every day to sue the black tiger thief, which made Li Min somewhat worried.

After thinking about it, Li Min decided to send someone to Kunyang County to see what was going on.

Regarding the dispatch of the county to the county and the transmission of government decrees, the county has a special official called Cao Peng, referred to as the superintendent of the post.

Generally, each county will have a number of departments, and each ministry will have a postal superintendent, such as the western superintendent, the southern superintendent and so on.

And today, the superintendent of the post recruited by Li Min is the superintendent of the western post, Wu Fu.

He instructed Wu Fu: "You immediately go to Kunyang County to see if there are any thieves in the local area." ”

"Yes." Wu Fu gladly accepted the order.

The next day, Wu Fu, the superintendent of the western post, set off for Kunyang, and after a few days' journey, arrived in Kunyang County on 17 June.

After arriving in Kunyang County, this Wu Duyou first found the largest inn in the county to settle down, and then went straight to the county government and asked to see the county commander Liu Bi.

When he learned that the county had sent him to supervise the post, Liu Bi was shocked and did not dare to slack off, so he immediately took the county lieutenant Ma Gai and the county Cheng Li Xu to meet him in person.

In all fairness, this superintendent is also an unpopular official, but he is the messenger of the county, and if he offends this person, this person returns to the county and says something bad about the county guard, which is very bad.

Therefore, in order to prevent the other party from doing evil, Liu Bi gave the envoy the greatest courtesy.

However, after seeing Wu Fu, Liu Bi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he knew this Wu Fu and knew that this was a guy who was greedy for money, as long as he gave enough benefits, this person would not stab him into the county from Kunyang County.

On the same day, Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu invited this Wu Inspector to the study, served tea, and gave a thorough ceremony, which made Wu Fu quite satisfied.

After taking a sip of tea, Wu Duyou put down the teacup and said kindly to Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu: "The three of you came today to investigate the matter of the black tiger thief in your county on the order of the county guard......

As soon as they heard this, Liu Bi and Ma Gai were still calm, but the face of the county prince Li Xu changed.

It's no wonder, after all, as the county governor of Kunyang County, Li Xu certainly knows what the situation of the black tiger thieves in his county is now.

Even, he didn't know what to do with the rapidly expanding Brotherhood in the county, after all, as far as he knew, the Brotherhood was behind the Black Tiger Thief.

It's just that during this time, the brotherhood first befriended Ye County businessmen, and then introduced Ye County businessmen to him Kunyang to set up a workshop, so that many Kunyang people got errands with stable incomes, and Li Xu did not dare to rashly move the brotherhood, so he had to discuss with Liu Bi in private.

Now, the county actually sent someone to investigate the matter, and Li Xu couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

Seeing Li Xu's face, Wu Duyou was suddenly overjoyed, and secretly said that this time the benefits have fallen, and it depends on whether these people in front of him will be people.

Thinking of this, he deliberately said: "Li Xiancheng, could it be the black tiger thief, is it true?" ”

"Uh......"

Li Xu looked at Liu Bi and Ma Gai with a blank face, brushing his beard and not knowing how to reply.

At this time, Liu Bi lowered his voice and said: "Wu Duyou, they are all their own people, Liu doesn't hide it from you, I Kunyang County, there is indeed a gang of bandits now, but this is only temporary, as long as the county government draws out a hand, we will immediately exterminate this group of bandits, you know, last year, we had a heavy blow to this bandits, but now I can't pull out for the time being." …… This kind of trivial matter, there is no need to bother the county keeper, you see if it is ......"

Seeing that Liu Bi had the intention of flattering, Wu Fu put up a shelf, frowned and pretended to hesitate: "What Liu County Ling said is extremely true, Wu also believes that the little thief will not be able to defeat your county, and he is willing to hide a few words in front of the county guard for your county, but it is just ......"

Hearing this, Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu all understood.

That night, Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu accompanied Wu Fu to a banquet in the best restaurant in the city.

After the banquet, Liu Bi stuffed a gift list into Wu Fu's sleeve and said quietly: "It's a small meaning, it's not a respect, please Wu Duyou say a few more kind words in front of the county guard." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Wu Duyou agreed first.

Then, when Wu Duyou returned to the carriage he was riding, he saw a wooden box in the carriage, nearly three inches long and one foot high and wide.

He hurriedly opened the wooden box, only to see that the wooden box was full of gold, silver and jewelry.

"Well, Kunyang County will be a man."

Wu Fu, who was happy in his heart, was very satisfied.

The next day, Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu led Wu Duyou to the newly built workshop in the city for a few turns, and when they were ready for dinner, they entertained Wu Fu with sumptuous wine and food.

Two days later, the Wu Governor left Kunyang and returned to the county.

Around June 22, Wu Fu, the superintendent of the post, returned to Xuchang and returned to the county guard Li Min.

When he saw Wu Fu, Li Min asked him, "You are going to Kunyang, how is the situation in Kunyang?" ”

This time, Wu Fu went to Kunyang, was treated well by Kunyang County, and received benefits, so he naturally wanted to speak for Kunyang County.

I have to say that this person is also smart, he knows that there is no so-called thief in Kunyang County, which will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the county guard Li Min, so he deliberately said to the smallest: "Lord Hui, this time his subordinates went to Kunyang and did a comprehensive investigation, according to the investigation of his subordinates, there is indeed a small thief who calls himself 'Black Tiger' in Kunyang County, but these people do not dare to be presumptuous, only dare to nest on the north side of Kunyang County, in the opinion of his subordinates, as long as he waits for the Kunyang County Ya to pull out his hand, then it will be the end of those thieves." ”

Saying that, without waiting for Li Min to ask, he took the initiative to talk about the workshops in Kunyang County, which was not only to say good things for Liu Bi, but also to explain in disguise why the Kunyang County Ya couldn't spare energy to deal with the black tiger thieves recently.

Hearing this, Li Min nodded with relief.

Sure enough, just like he thought, Kunyang County was just temporarily held back by other things, but some people couldn't understand the county government, and they went to the county to complain and slander the Kunyang County government, which was really rude!

Thinking of this, Li Min let go of the matter of Kunyang County.

However, at this time, Lu Kuang was still in Xuchang.

A few days ago, he learned that the county had sent a superintendent to Kunyang, and Lu Kuang was still very excited, but he didn't expect that after the superintendent returned to Xuchang today, the county government did not react.

He hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the news, and only then did he know the situation.

"This Wu Fu must have received the benefits of Kunyang, and even the benefits of the Black Tiger Thief."

Lu Kuang, who was not angry in his heart, tried his best to make a connection, hoping to see Li Min again.

It may be that the money spent by Lu Kuang played a role, or it may be that Li Min, the county guard, was really annoyed that Lu Kuang came to annoy him day after day, so he finally agreed to see Lu Kuang.

I saw that when I saw Lu Kuang, Li Min said with a cold face: "I have sent someone to Kunyang to investigate a few days ago, and as I thought, Kunyang County is just temporarily stumbling over other things, and when he pulls out his hand, he will send someone to encircle and suppress the black tiger thief, you can go back and wait quietly." ”

Thinking about it at this time, Lu Kuang also let go, and Zhengse said: "The county guard clearly sees that the black tiger thief has been in trouble in Kunyang County for a long time, and I am afraid that it is the county guard who sent out the post supervisor to receive benefits, so he will return to the county guard like that, and ask the county guard to send another upright post supervisor to Kunyang, and then he will know the truth." ”

Li Min was so annoyed that he immediately ordered someone to blast Lu Kuang out.

After Lu Kuang was blasted out, Li Min was also a little suspicious in his heart, after all, he was the superintendent of Wu Fu, and he generally knew what kind of goods he was.

Perhaps, it was really this guy who accepted the benefits of Kunyang County and assisted Kunyang County, who was afraid of being punished by the county, to hide the truth together.

Thinking of this, he immediately recruited the northern superintendent, Xun Yi.

Xun Yi, as his name suggests, is upright, eccentric, and unsociable, so he was excluded in the county government and sent to the idle post of the northern post supervisor - looking at the location of Xuchang, you can know that the scope of the northern post governor's jurisdiction is far inferior to the western post supervisor and the southern post governor, and it can almost be said that he is an idle official.

After recruiting Xun Yi, Li Min instructed: "You immediately go to Kunyang County to see if there are any thieves in the local area." ”

"Yes!" Xun Yi responded and left.

Similar to Wu Fu, Xun Yi also took two or three days to come to Kunyang County, but he did not settle in the best inn in Kunyang County like Wu Fu, but stayed in the post house in the city.

Then, Xun Yi also immediately went to the county government and asked to see the county commander Liu Bi.

After learning that the county had sent another superintendent to come, Liu Bi was also stunned and couldn't understand what was going on.

But even so, Liu Bi still took Li Xu and Ma Gai to greet Xun Yi in person.

After inviting Xun Yi to Liu Bi's study, Xun Yi immediately made his intentions clear: "A few days ago, the county guard sent Wu Fu, the western governor of the post, to come to Gui County, and after Wu Fu returned to the county, he reported some information about your county to the county guard......

Probably because of the experience last time, this time Li Xu and Li Xiancheng didn't show any flaws, but even he felt that the superintendent in front of him was not easy to get along with, so he was silent and watched how Liu Bi coped.

Like the last time, Liu Bi said with a smile: "Xun Du Post came to Xun County hard, the car and horses are tiring and very hard, Liu prepared wine and food to pick up the wind for Xun Du Post, it is better to ......"

"No need."

Before Liu Bi finished speaking, the Xun Governor said expressionlessly: "I can eat and live in the post house, if Liu County Ling feels that it is hard to work, please be sure to cooperate with the investigation below." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu looked at each other.

In the end, under the kind invitation of Liu Bi, Ma Gai, and Li Xu, this Xun Duyou finally reluctantly went to the banquet.

In the restaurant used to entertain Wu Fu a while ago, this Xun Duyou did not drink from beginning to end, but asked some embarrassing questions for Liu Bi, Ma Gai and others, such as how much the meal would cost.

After eating this meal, Liu Bi and others repeated their old tricks and also gave this Xun Governor a generous gift.

Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, this Xun Inspector came to the county office with the wooden box, carried it to Liu Bi's study, and put it on the desk in front of Liu Bi.

I saw him open the wooden box, pointed to the various gold, silver and jewelry in the wooden box, and asked Liu Bidao with a calm face: "Liu County Order, a while ago, did you also bribe Wu Fu like this?" ”

"No, no, no."

Liu Bi hurriedly explained: "How dare Liu bribe the postal superintendent? …… It's just that I, Kunyang, don't have time to draw my hand to crusade against the black tiger thief for the time being, and I don't want the county guard to question the lower official for this, so the lower official hopes that the superintendent will say a few kind words in front of the county guard......"

"And that's not a bribe?"

Xun Duyou sneered and said: "Regarding the matter of the black tiger thief, I should see it with my own eyes, and report it to the county guard." Please Liu County Commander appoint Ma County Lieutenant to cooperate, don't do this again...... Senseless! ”

With that, he reached out and closed the wooden box, arched his hand politely, and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of this Xun Duyou leaving, Liu Bi's face flashed with a blue and white color.

He immediately summoned the county lieutenant Ma Gai and told the latter about it.

Ma Gai frowned deeply when he heard this.

In all fairness, they are not afraid of supervising the post like Wu Fu, after all, just like the black tiger thief Zhou Hu said, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, they are only afraid of Xun Yi, a postal supervisor who cannot be bought with money.

"What should I do?" Ma Gai asked Liu Bidao.

I saw Liu Bi smack his lips and said in a low voice: "If you can't persuade with good words, then you can only ...... Let 'them' figure it out. ”

Margay nodded knowingly.

On the same day, Ma Gai secretly met with Zhao Yu, the leader of the Black Tiger Thieves, and told the latter everything about this Xun Dupost.