Above the Assassin Mansion, Diao Hong angrily pointed to Liu Yu's distant figure and scolded: "What a thing that doesn't know how to lift!" Big brother, you see, it is impossible for such Diao people to be encircled by our Diao family, you have to make an example of it! He confronted Shangguan like this, how could he just let him go like this? Gotta take him down and punish him heavily! ”

A cold light flashed in Diao Kui's eyes: "Second brother, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, this gang of Diao people in Jingkou, you also saw it yesterday, it's not a fuel-efficient lamp!" This Liu Yu dared to be so presumptuous because he was sure that these Diao people would be his backup, and if we forcibly took down Liu Yu, we would give him an excuse to make trouble. ”

"Besides, this move to increase taxes and levy labor is our fault, and it is not good for our Diao family to make a big fuss!"

Speaking of this, he paused: "Diao Mao, did you really hear that the person surnamed Huan also came to Beijing yesterday?" ”

Diao Mao hurriedly nodded and said, "That's right, from last night to today, the little one has bought a lot of beggars and gangsters in Jingkou." They said that yesterday under the big locust tree, there was a noble son surnamed Huan, and there were two Gaomen ladies, and the guards they brought were all strong men, and there would never be a mistake. ”

"Also, that Linjiang Immortal's shopkeeper Gao Su, the one who came to make trouble yesterday with a big knife, yesterday his restaurant, the entire second floor was also wrapped down for two scholars, it seems, there were a lot of nobles here yesterday."

Diao Kui sighed: "Did you hear it, second brother, it's not just us who are staring at this Jingkou now, and now we have followed the Wang family to get this errand, and behind the Wang family is the King of Huiji, who is a saint!" ”

"But they just squeezed Xie An out of the court, and it is not excluded that the surname Xie will find a fork to fight back against them, so we can't leave someone here. As you saw yesterday, the forced use of force will work elsewhere, but not here. ”

Diao Hong gritted his teeth: "I didn't want this ghost place if I knew it, damn, it's all for thieves who have no king's law to be soldiers!" What a fucking bad luck! ”

Diao Kui hooked the corners of his mouth and snorted at Diao Mao. Diao Mao understood, bowed and retreated, and took the door with him.

Soon, only the two brothers were left in the Assassin's Mansion, and a few flames jumped on the oil lamp, reflecting their faces uncertainly.

Diao Kui said in a low voice: "Second brother, the more this is the case, the more beneficial it is for us." The folk customs of Jingkou are like this, they don't obey the officials and the king, but don't they just want the strong men who are not afraid of the ground to join the army these days, so that such an army can have combat effectiveness? What if we just wanted obedient and obedient minions, what were we going to do here? ”

Diao Hong sighed: "But they don't listen to us at all now, today you are polite enough, big brother, you have given Liu Yu enough face, and almost begged him to do something." ”

"But he is so ignorant of lifting, and if we change someone else to do this, it will only be even more impossible. When these Jingkou thugs are desperate, how can they be willing to come to our Diao family as slaves? ”

The corners of Diao Kui's mouth hooked up a strange smile: "Take the law from above, get it, take the law from it, get it from it!" Why did you only see Liu Yu refusing to cooperate with us, but didn't see Liu Yu take the initiative to resign from his position as Lizheng? ”

Diao Hong's eyes lit up: "Hey, yes, why didn't I notice this, right?" ”

Diao Kui sneered: "Although Li Zheng is small, he is also a first-class foreign official, with this, he can be tax-free." But Liu Yu took the initiative to abandon Lizheng, so his whole family would have to pay taxes. ”

"Even according to the formal tax system, his family of four, only he has the ability to work, when the time comes, I will see what he will do! Hehe, a penny is hard to beat a hero, wait and see! Poor are not qualified to refuse many temptations! ”

Liu Yu strode forward until he reached the door of Linjiang Immortal, and Liu Yi behind him caught up breathlessly, Liu Yu stopped, turned his head, and sighed: "Xile, it's hard for you today." ”

Liu Yi adjusted his breathing and made a gesture of invitation to Linjiang Immortal: "If you have something to say, let's say it." ”

Liu Yu didn't say a word, turned around and walked in, Gao Su was on the desk of the shopkeeper, and when he saw Liu Yu, he immediately laughed: "Liu Da, why do you have the heart to come to me to drink today, come, I will invite you for this wine today, and you don't have to pay." ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Thank you for the shopkeeper." ”

He walked directly to a seat in the corner, Liu Yi also followed, Gao Su saw the appearance of the two, his heart moved, and he whispered a few words to the two guys.

The two understood, warmed a jar of wine, served a few side dishes with wine, and walked away, and even vacated a few seats next door, giving the two a private space for conversation.

Taking advantage of the busy time of a few guys, Liu Yu also carefully recalled what happened just now, and it wasn't until he calmed down that he shook his head: "Xile, isn't it a bit too much for me to do this just now?" ”

Liu Yi sighed: "Actually, Diao Kui's order can't be executed, this Jingkou is not his Diao family's Yiyantang, not to mention anything else, even General Xie of Guangling, Jiangbei, will not sit back and watch him behave indiscriminately, why do you want to confront him face to face like this?" ”

Liu Yu took a sip of wine: "Xile, can't you really give up the power of the little officials here?" Even if Shangguan is a person like Diao Kui, do you have to do things for him? ”

Liu Yi's eyelids jumped, and he also took a sip of wine: "Even the imperial court let Diao Kui come here to serve as the assassin, and even specifically designated Jingkou as Xuzhou, what can I do?" We are all locals of Jingkou, can we still abandon our ancestral business and move elsewhere? ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "It is precisely because we are all Jingkou people that we should understand that only Jingkou people will think about the interests of Jingkou people, why should we pin our hopes on others?" ”

"If the Xie family really takes care of the interests of our Jingkou, how could they let this Diao Kui get the job of assassinating history? Xile, you are also a strong and powerful person in Jingkou, don't help foreign bullies and corrupt officials, and bully the villagers. ”

Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "Naturally, I won't act for the tiger, with me, it's better than letting Diao Mao do this kind of thing." ”

"But I have a large family to support, although this job is not high, but there is also a twenty hours of Lu rice a year, which is enough for me to support my family, and I don't have to pay taxes to the court."

"It's you, the old mother and the two younger brothers, you shouldn't be right now, and the ten stone of Lu rice a year is gone, what will you do in the future?"

The corners of Liu Yu's mouth twitched: "How can the eldest husband say that he has no clothes?" I, Liu Yu, have the strength to do it, are I still afraid of starvation? At any time, you can't lose your integrity! ”

Liu Yi sighed: "Qi Festival can't be eaten as a meal. Now that the war is imminent, joining the army is your only chance to get ahead, Liu Yu, do you want to nest in this Jingkou for the rest of your life, farming and collecting firewood, and doing nothing? ”