"Hehe, the bold fanatic still dares to try to quibble here. The official asked you, since you have been appointed by the imperial court, why don't you go to the post in person, but let your entourage Li Daitaozhuang pretend to be an official of the imperial court? ”

Gongsun Jian glanced sideways slightly at Wang Gen, the county seat who was questioning him on his right hand, smiled contemptuously, and then looked at Chen Nianzu and the people in the hall directly opposite him, and said in a flat tone: "The reason why this official is not in a hurry to take office, and find someone else to replace me, is because when I came to Linshui County, my ancestor told me some things to do, and I also heard about a limerick poem that circulated in Linshui County." That's why it's like this. ”

Chen Nianzu carefully looked at Gongsun Jian, seeing that this person was young, but he spoke calmly and was not in danger. I heard him say that he listened to the explanation of Gong Mohan, the right prime minister, and couldn't help but keep a heart, waved his hand and waved away Wang Gen on the side, and asked Gongsun Jian with a smile: "I don't know what kind of limerick the county lieutenant listened to?" might as well let the old decay know a thing or two. ”

Gongsun Jian didn't answer in a hurry, but found a chair and sat down, picked up a tea bowl on the coffee table on the side, and didn't care if anyone used it, so he took a sip slowly. Then he spoke slowly.

"There are 50,000 people in Linshui County, but there are 50,000 salt in Ximen. One person can't eat one stone, so he sells it to Wu Guo for money. ”

As soon as the words of Gongsun Jian's limerick poem fell, the hall instantly fell silent. Everyone's eyes were staring at Gongsun Jian who was sitting there, as if they wanted to eat him alive in an instant.

"Ahem." Chen Nianzu was the first to break the silence in the hall,

"Where did you hear this poem, my lord? The old man has lived in Linshui County all his life, but why has he never heard this poem? ”

Hehe, still pretending? Gongsun Jian pouted slightly. Then he still said lightly: "Since the head of the Chen family has not heard of it, forget it, I believe that many people in Shangjing will like this poem very much." In addition, it is estimated that it will not be long before the gang of robbers on the Huangnigang fifty miles away from the county seat may come to the county wharf to grab something. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone here could no longer sit still.

"Hehe, Lord Gong, don't pretend to be a ghost anymore. If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. Chu Tiankuo, the head of the Chu family who was sitting on the side, finally couldn't help but speak.

Gongsun Jian didn't answer, but looked at everyone around.

"What do you think of the Chen family master, the Fan family master, Wang Xiancheng and the Li family master?"

Everyone looked at each other for a moment and then looked at Chen Nianzu in unison, meaning to let Chen Nianzu come forward to negotiate.

"Hey, hey." Chen Nianzu sneered twice.

"Lord Gong, the old man relies on the old and sells the old, and I will call you a good nephew. Now that you've talked about it, you might as well just talk about it. As long as the request is not too excessive, I think everyone will agree to it for the sake of the face of the Shangdu family. ”

Gongsun Jian nodded slightly, stretched out a finger and said: "The requirements are not high, 50,000 stones of salt, I only need 10,000 stones, and tomorrow before the sun sets, I will send it to the loess hill fifty miles outside the city." At the wharf outside the West Gate, I want five warehouses covering an area of no less than three acres and a dock that can dock plus five cargo ships with 200 materials. ”

"What about fifty thousand taels of silver?" Chen Nianzu asked fiercely.

"Hehe, the silver belongs to Wu Guo, not everyone here. All I want is what all of you can give. ”

'Smack' Fan Haijin, the head of the Fan family, slapped the coffee table next to him and scolded angrily: "Lord Gong, aren't you afraid that your appetite is too big?" ”

Gongsun Jian glanced at Fan Haijin, and said with a faint smile: "It's okay, I'm young and have good digestion, so I don't have to worry about the head of the Fan family." ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid that you accidentally eat your body." Chu Tiankuo said sadly on the side.

"Oh?" Gongsun Jian's eyes stared at Chu Tiankuo tightly.

"Does the head of the Chu family mean that I don't have the life to spend that money?"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to see the sun tomorrow. Hum! Wang Gen, who had not spoken for a long time, interjected.

"Hahaha, Lord Wang." Gongsun Jian took out a bronze seal from his cuff, shook it and said: "This official is the county lieutenant of Linshui County who is ordered by the imperial court, and killing me is equivalent to rebellion." However, I believe that you still dare to take this risk for the sake of the total price of more than 100,000 taels of silver and the crime of ** forbidden objects in the imperial court. But ......"

Gongsun Jian paused intentionally and looked around at the expressions on the faces of everyone in the hall. Only then did he slowly continue: "Gong, I have been a big soldier in the north for more than a year. Although he didn't kill a few Qi thieves, he was fortunate to get acquainted with a group of robe brothers who lived and died together. They heard that I had made a fortune in this Linshui county, and they were ready to come to me. It is estimated that it will arrive at noon the day after tomorrow at the latest. The number of people is not very large, only seven or eight hundred. However, they are all those who want money and don't want their lives, and it is estimated that it is enough to capture this small Linshui county. ”

As soon as Gongsun Jian's words fell, everyone in the hall suddenly exploded.

"Hahaha, father-in-law, what a big breath, capture the county seat? Are you trying to rebel? The county Cheng Wang Gen stood up directly and walked in front of Gongsun Jian with a menacing attitude.

Gongsun Jian narrowed his eyes and stared at Wang Gen in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up, as if he saw a beloved exquisite artifact. I laughed very happily.

Suddenly, Gongsun Jian raised his right leg and pulled out the three-edged dagger tied to his calf, jumped up from his seat and stepped forward, grabbed Wang Gen's neck with his left hand, and the dagger held in his right hand pierced Wang Gen's left chest and heart.

Everything was completed in an instant, and before everyone in the hall could even react, the county prince Gen had already fallen to the ground with convulsions and died.

Gongsun Jian drew his dagger and wiped the blood from Wang Gen's robe, and then slowly returned to the dagger sheath tied to his calf. Returning to his seat, as if nothing had happened, he leisurely picked up the teacup and savored it lightly.

"Bold thief, you ...... You dare to kill officials, is it true that you want to rebel? I don't know if he was frightened or excited, Li Sen, the chief bookkeeper who was sitting next to Wang Gen of the county, stood up tremblingly and pointed at Gongsun Jian and asked.

Lao Tzu alone led ten of his men to guard the city, and he didn't frown when he fought against hundreds of thieves. What is it to kill a dirty official who colludes with the ** forbidden objects of the enemy country? Could it be that the master also wants to follow the county to go with him? Gongsun Jian responded domineeringly, without even looking at Li Sen, just staring intently at the tea cup in his hand.

At this time, more than a dozen family members armed with knives, guns and sticks rushed in outside the hall, surrounding Gongsun Jian in the center.

The leader of a young man pointed at Gongsun Jian with a knife in one hand and a finger at Gongsun Jian and scolded loudly: "Good thief, you dare to kill people in my Chen family, and dare to rob my Chen family's goods, don't you think my Chen family is easy to bully?" ”

Gongsun Jian looked sideways at the young man, and turned his face to look at Chen Nianzu, who was stunned there.

"Enough, Hao'er, you take everyone down." Gong Nianzu angrily rebuked the young man.

"By the way, take Wang Xiancheng's body away."

"Grandfather......" The young man looked at Chen Nianzu unwillingly.

"Go." Chen Nianzu raised his eyebrows and said loudly, then looked at Gongsun Jian and slowed down his voice.

"Hehe, the princess is really a good means. The old man admired. It's just that how to explain the death of this Wang Xiancheng to the imperial court? ”

"It's my business." Gongsun Jian said angrily: "Go back and let the county magistrate find a reason to report to the imperial court." ”

"Aren't you afraid that someone will secretly tell the court the truth?"

"Oh, I said that the head of the Chen family, you are not bothered, is this bit of worth worrying about? Let's talk about what I just asked. ”

Chen Nianzu glanced at Chu Tiankuo and Fan Haijin, pondered for a while, and said, "Fifty thousand stones of salt must be given to Wu Guo." If the adults still want to share this bowl of rice together in this Linshui County in the future. Docks and depot boats are also available to you. But the 50,000 taels of silver, I hope to get back the capital. ”

"How much?"

"Twenty thousand taels of silver."

"Give you 30,000 taels, and prepare another 5,000 stone of grain for me. When the brothers come, they always have something to eat, and they are all ruffians. ”

"Yes."

Gongsun Jian walked out of the Chen family's compound with a smile on his face and walked out of the Chen family's compound with a square step that he didn't recognize, and Qi Shi, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't care about many and immediately greeted him from the dark place where he was hiding.

"Are you alright, sir?"

"Nonsense, I'll be able to come out alive if there's something." Gongsun Jian glanced at Qi Shi angrily, and then lowered his voice and said, "Old Qi, you can deceive for a while, but you can't deceive for a lifetime." Let's speed up. I'm afraid that something will happen if it drags on for a long time. Did the brother they sent out to contact Lao Ma come back? ”

"My lord, is this just a little longer? It takes more than an hour and fifty miles, and even if you ride a horse, you may not be able to reach it. Qi Shi still looked at Gongsun Jian with a worried look and replied.

Gongsun Jian nodded silently, he was still a little weak-hearted!

The main plan was not very thorough, and he underestimated the wisdom of the ancients and the energy of those earth snakes. Even now that he walked out of the Chen family's compound safely, he was actually already sweaty. Looking back, I feel a little afraid, if the Chen family kills him desperately, I'm afraid he won't have a place to cry injustice. Fortunately, he still used his identity as the grandson of the public family to deter the rural elders of the so-called family. Otherwise, I am afraid that I don't know where the amnesia has gone now.

Gongsun Jian, who had stabilized his mind a little, waved his hand and said, "Old Qi, although we have the initiative now, the next period of time is the most important. Fourth, everyone agreed to my request for the time being, and we will talk about these words later. The most urgent task at the moment is to gather our people, and I will clear some of the troubles that will follow. In addition, you go and inform Liu County Ling not to go out, I will go to him to discuss the next plan after I am busy with some trivial things. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Qi Shi solemnly nodded in agreement.

It was said that Gongsun Jian left the Chen family compound, but those who remained in the lobby were all clamoring. Especially the Chu family and the Shen family.

"Brother, the man surnamed Gong is too arrogant, he doesn't even take us seriously. Do we just let him blackmail? Not to mention the gains and losses of the money for the goods this time, I am afraid that all our transactions in the future will be held hostage by him. Chu Tiankuo couldn't help but complain to Chen Nianzu. And Fan Haijin on the side also followed.

"Brother Chen, for so many years, we have been looking at your Chen family. But now that such a surname is here, even if he is the grandson of the prime minister of Shangjing, what can he do. Linshui County is our territory. Brother Chen, you shouldn't have agreed to that kid's non-point request. He shouldn't have been let go. What's more, we don't know if that kid is from the public family in the capital. ”

Chen Nianzu listened to the words of the two, couldn't help but smile faintly, waved his hand and motioned for other unrelated people in the hall to retreat, and said faintly for a long time: "Two virtuous brothers, that person will not be fake." I also blame my brother for this matter, and I didn't make it clear to you in advance. In fact, last month I got a letter from my nephew, who was a secretary of the Ministry of Shangjing, stating that the man surnamed Gong was coming. And I was specially instructed to care about this son, which is also the entrustment of His Majesty our Emperor. But no one would have thought that this monkey would replace him with an entourage to serve in the county government, and he would hide in the shadows and not appear. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, after all, it was just a little cub in his early twenties, and even if he was able, he could still turn the sky on our one-third of an acre. But today, when I saw that this son had a heroic state, he was not an ordinary person, and he would kill a county man when he said that he would kill him, and he did it himself, even if he had a public family behind him, wouldn't he be afraid of implicating his own family? Therefore, it can be seen that this son is acting unusually and not recklessly. He figured out what we didn't dare to do with him, after all, he had us in his hands. Even if we kill him on the spot, we are not afraid that the forces behind him will make trouble in the capital. But have you ever thought about it, if the dozen or so boatloads of salt are gone, how can we explain to Wu Guo, and how will we do business in the future? ”