Chapter 2: The First Snow (Yagami)

It was not far from Zhu Jinan's store to Yang Guozhong's mansion, and the carriage would arrive in half an hour. But from the report of the concierge to the official summons of Lord Yang, it was enough for the shopkeeper Zhu to wait for more than an hour. There is no way, Lord Yang is now holding seventeen positions, and there are dozens of officials waiting in front of the door every day to be summoned, although the shopkeeper Zhu is very trusted by Yang Guozhong, but as a businessman, his status is too low after all.

The phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows, the dragon walks and the tiger walks. Today's Lord Yang is not a gangster who made a living by blackmailing traders on the streets of Jiannan Road, from the Sword Solving Pavilion to the Council Hall, there are more than 300 gold-armored warriors standing on both sides of the road. Looking at the swords-carved faces of the warriors, Shopkeeper Zhu felt that his calves and stomachs were weak. What made him feel even more desperate was Lord Yang's temper, almost just after listening to his report, his face was already as overcast as a snowy day in the wax moon. When they heard that the nurses were tracking the messenger and chased them all the way to the mansion of the eldest princess Yuzhen, they immediately slapped their hands on the table and shouted in a deep voice: "Come on, drag this useless thing out for me, and beat it to death!" ”

"My lord, spare your life. Spare your life, my lord! Although before coming, Shopkeeper Zhu was mentally prepared to be severely punished. Death was imminent, but he peed his pants in fright. Lying on the ground, his fingers tightly clasped the gold brick joints on the ground, and his head slammed into a "knock" sound.

The warriors did not listen to his wails at all, and pounced on a few of them, reaching out to put their hands on his shoulders. With a slight exertion, he pulled his fat body from the ground like a dead pig and dragged him out the door.

"Spare your life! The little ones don't dare anymore! My lord—" Shopkeeper Zhu shouted in despair, hot urine trickling down his trouser legs. Seeing this scene, Yang Guozhong felt more and more annoyed, glared at him, and shouted: "Why don't you gag me quickly, is this call enjoyable?" ”

"No!" The warriors agreed in unison, took out a piece of kudzu cloth from their waists, and prepared to block the mouth of the shopkeeper Zhu. Before the ghost door closed, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in the eyes of the shopkeeper Zhu, he protected his head on the ground, and cried with all his strength, "Fourth brother, fourth brother help!" ”

Suddenly, hearing this title that he hadn't heard for many years, Yang Guozhong's body trembled obviously, "Stop!" Put him down! Without any thought, the words of the scolding blurted out. When the words fell, he saw a group of warriors in front of the door at a loss, and suddenly remembered that he was now Taifuqing, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, and he was no longer the street gangster he was back then. Sighing, he slowed down his voice and commanded, "Put him down first." I'll send him back when I'm done later. You all step back and close the door. Don't let anyone come near without my orders! ”

"No!" The dazed samurai bowed and slowly retreated, closing the door to the council hall from the outside. Shopkeeper Zhu, who escaped death, climbed a few steps forward, hugged Yang Guozhong's thighs with both hands, and howled loudly, "Fourth brother, damn it, I should die." But I really didn't mean to. You spare me this time, next time, next time I won't dare again! ”

"Still thinking about next time, you pig." Yang Guozhong raised his foot, kicked the shopkeeper Zhu aside, and then kicked the other party's ass and thighs, "You pig, you can't eat a hairless pig with hot shit." Still thinking about the next time, I'll kick you to death, kick you to death! ”

Although the scolding in his mouth was vicious, his lower feet obviously avoided the key points of the shopkeeper Zhu. The shopkeeper Zhu who was lying on the ground didn't dare to dodge, and shouted loudly while holding on to his teeth, "I'm a pig, I'm a pig." Fourth brother, but I've done my best. I'm just an errand boy, and it's the fourth brother who takes care of me, so I have ...... today."

The last sentence was said very powerfully, Yang Guozhong listened to it in his ears, and immediately stopped destroying the shopkeeper Zhu. "You plagued dead pig, Lao Tzu will be dragged to death by you sooner or later. Roll up for Lao Tzu and tell the whole story all over again! ”

"Yes, Fourth Brother. Xiao Qi, thank you for not killing! Shopkeeper Zhu kowtowed a few more times on the ground, and then slowly got up, kneeling in his urine, wiping his tears, and at the same time how he used Yu Wenzhi and how he was ready to treat him as an outcast. How did Yun who wrote the book deceive Li Xianfeng first, and how did he use Li Xianfeng's stupidity to deceive his own ......... There are all kinds of them, lest there be any omission.

Yang Guozhong finally listened patiently to his words this time. Then he sighed and shook his head slightly, "You're fucking stupid." Since he was treated as an outcast, why didn't he buy the people inside on the day he was imprisoned? I have to wait for him to understand the taste, turn around and bite us back. You plague pig, how can I say hello! ”

"I'm stupid, I'm incorrigibly stupid. Fourth brother, no matter how the fourth brother punishes me, it should be! Shopkeeper Zhu knew that he had escaped a death catastrophe today, wiped his snot, and responded in tears.

Yang Guozhong sighed again and shook his head gently, his delicate face full of bitterness. He didn't have the heart to punish Zhu Qi anymore. First, I remembered the friendship between the two when they were spurned on the street together, and I couldn't bear it. Second, Zhu Qi was also right just now, he was just a material for running errands, but he gave him such an important position. Ten years of perseverance until today has been the result of his best efforts. This kind of person, killing him will not serve as a warning to the rest of his subordinates, and will only make the old brothers feel cold.

Thinking of this, Yang Guozhong felt powerless. It is an indisputable fact that the Yang family has risen too fast, and there is a lack of talents under his command. And those guys who took the initiative to come to serve were either loyal but incapable like Zhu Qi, or capable but incapable like Dou Hua, a scholar from the middle school. It hurt that he had a sister who was a concubine as a backing, but he was always beaten back by Li Linfu.

"Fourth brother, that Li Xianfeng has been ordered by me to be taken into custody. If you examine him carefully, you will be able to pry something out of his mouth! After lying on the ground for a long time, but he couldn't hear Yang Guozhong's further orders, Shopkeeper Zhu plucked up his courage and suggested in a low voice.

"Look at your little bit of talent!" Yang Guozhong raised his foot and kicked him on the shoulder, kicking him again. "If you poke a leak yourself, don't involve others. Get out and change your clothes and come back again, it stinks to death, no wonder your surname is Zhu! ”

"Alas, alas!" Shopkeeper Zhu agreed and slowly got up from the ground. The little maid who was waiting on the left and right stepped forward and helped him out to change clothes. Looking at his back and going away, Yang Guozhong continued to smile bitterly and shook his head, without asking, he knew that Li Xianfeng must be the scapegoat thrown by the shopkeeper Zhu. Even if they were killed, it would be impossible to find any useful information. In today's plan, the most important thing is not to distinguish whose responsibility it is to let go of the messenger, but to figure out how deeply Princess Yuzhen is involved in this matter? If it was just a guest in the eldest princess's mansion who was friendly with Yuwen Zhi, and couldn't get used to the Yang family's actions of losing his pawn and protecting the handsome, and angrily stood up for the other party, then there was still room for things to turn around. If the eldest princess of Yuzhen had already colluded with Li Linfu, she would have no choice but to gather all her strength to fight against the water.

After thinking about it, he still decided to make some concessions and stabilize the people in the mansion of the eldest princess of Yuzhen. Turning his head to look outside, he shouted in a deep voice: "Someone, go and inform the housekeeper." Order him to take my name post, go to the Yamen of Wannian County early tomorrow morning, and ask Zhang County Commander to raise his noble hand to a person surnamed Yuwen! ”

"Yes!" The cronies agreed, turned around and left. Before he could go out, Yang Guozhong stopped him from behind again, "Wait, tell him, go with great fanfare, and enter through the main gate." Choose around three o'clock in the morning to try to let as many people see the carriages and horses of the Yang Mansion. ”

The little guy agreed again and walked away quickly. The helplessness on Yang Guozhong's face slowly turned into a sneer, and he was secretly ruthless in his heart. Didn't you force Lao Tzu to make a move? I'll show you! The 10,000-year-old county order is Wang Jie's cronies, he read Lao Tzu's name post, and doubled his ruthlessness against the surname Yuwen, but it's not about Lao Tzu!

After being ruthless, I was a little apprehensive in my heart after all, and I didn't want to make a big enemy at this critical juncture. After pondering for a moment, he ordered in a low voice: "Come on, prepare the carriage, the old man will go to Mrs. Qiuguo." Later, the person surnamed Zhu will come back after changing his clothes, so let him go. Let him do business in the shop, Lao Tzu doesn't want to see him anymore recently. ”

Another guy at the door hurriedly agreed, and ran to the backyard to order someone to prepare the carriage. Shopkeeper Zhu just changed his clothes and came, and heard Yang Guozhong say that he didn't want to see him again. His eyes turned red, and tears flowed down again. "Fourth brother, I'm sorry for you. I'll leave right away, don't be angry! ”

"Get in!" Yang Guozhong scolded angrily, "At such an old age, what else will you do except cry and wipe your tears?" ”

"Alas!" Shopkeeper Zhu responded happily and slowly moved in from the door. first saluted Yang Guozhong again, then lowered his voice and quietly prompted, "Fourth brother, at this point, it seems inappropriate for you to go to the eldest sister!" ”

"What's the matter, Lao Tzu went to see his sister, and you want to worry about it?" Yang Guozhong pricked up his eyes and asked in a low voice.

"No, no, I mean, I mean......." Shopkeeper Zhu lowered his head and explained aggrievedly like a little angry bag, "It's so late, the eldest lady's side, it's always full of guests at night........"

"Roll ——!" Yang Guozhong flew out again and kicked the shopkeeper Zhu out of the door. "Go back to the shop, don't be an eyesore in front of Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu's own sister does not invite guests to the banquet, it is your bird business! ”