Chapter 17 I hope it wasn't him
There is no place in the world where news circulates more than wine shops, teahouses, brothels, and so on, and the more complex the environment and the large population flow, the more reliable information can be obtained. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
So as soon as Pei Min opened his mouth, it was a restaurant, because it was real.
As long as there is money, restaurants will be opened, but Qinglou is different.
Qinglou needs a foundation, a location, and connections, and Pei Min's current power is not bad, but he is not doing this to make money, but to find out intelligence. If he had come forward in person, what would he have been inquiring about?
It's not that he hasn't thought about Jinxiufang, but Ziqin has a good relationship with him, and there is a certain intersection. But I didn't have a deep friendship, I wasn't sure if they would agree, and I wasn't sure that I would trust them completely, so I didn't mention it.
But I didn't want Jiao Chen to say it first.
Pei Min pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is not a trivial matter, it is not a good thing for us and for Jinxiufang." Ziqin is a strange woman, with a sense of righteousness that ordinary women don't have. At the beginning, Ziqin helped him arrest the killer Xie, and he planned to repay the favor and rescue Ziqin from the sea of suffering. But Ziqin rejected his kindness because of the predicament of the Splendid Workshop, and used the ransom money he had saved for many years to take down the Splendid Workshop and jump into the fire pit again, just to take care of all the sisters in the Splendid Workshop, which impressed him deeply.
"I don't have much contact with her, and I don't dare to believe it all." Pei Min knows that the intelligence network is like a double-edged sword, with advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is naturally to be able to understand the direction of the imperial court and know the trend of the political situation at the first time. The disadvantage is danger, and once discovered, it will bring him a great crisis.
Therefore, we must be careful and careful in this regard.
Pei Min's second identity is also used in this place. Even if it is leaked, it will be to find the illusory Qiao Feng, not him Pei Min.
Jinxiufang has been based in Chang'an for many years, and if it is used as a base to develop intelligence, it will get twice the result with half the effort.
It's like a shortcut, a long way. Shortcuts are convenient and fast, but they have a certain amount of unknownness, and the long road is safe, but it must be taken step by step.
It's like a fish and a bear's paw, you can't have it both ways.
Jiao Chen pillowed his head on Pei Min's shoulder, chose a good position, and said: "The concubine body didn't consider this, the concubine body felt that Sister Ziqin was the most righteous among the sisters." Now that Jinxiufang is in difficulty, Pei Lang helps her like this, she will definitely remember Pei Lang's goodness. ”
"That's it!" Pei Min groaned slightly, had a plan in his heart, and said, "Then we will fight on two fronts." The restaurant was built, and only preliminary contact was made there. We don't interfere, we don't interfere, and it's up to Ziqin to choose. They are poor people in the land of fireworks in Qinglou, and I don't want to force them to do things for me. But as long as she can really help me and repay the peach, I Pei Min is the pillar of Jinxiufang, and within my ability, the business of Jinxiufang is my Pei Min's business. ”
"Good! Listen to Pei Lang! "Jiao Chen is mainly based on Pei Min, so naturally there is no objection.
Early the next morning, Pei Min went straight to the Wu Mansion in the south of the city.
Wu Mansion is Wu Xuan's mansion.
The martial arts man who was arrested and imprisoned because he didn't understand Kendrick's language.
Wu Xuan is a wealthy gentleman in Chang'an, in his early years, his father served as a guard for the famous minister Di Renjie, and protected him many times, and the whole family broke a leg. Di Renjie did not treat Wu's father badly, bought an estate for Wu's father, and gave him a manor, so that Wu's father could enjoy his old age in peace. The Wu family's annual land rent is as high as more than 100 yuan, which is enough to maintain the Wu family's livelihood.
Wu Xuan was born with no worries about food and clothing, dyed into a pride that regards money as something outside his body, usually practices martial arts and makes friends generously and wrongly, black and white, and is anxious for justice and righteousness, and has won a reputation of Sai Meng.
Wu Xuan's family background is solid, and there are many fox friends and dog friends around him, and he has everything from three religions and nine streams.
For Pei Min's arrival, Wu Xuan was extraordinarily grand, not only because he was the prince of the dynasty, but also because of his reputation as the number one master in the middle school.
People in the martial arts, pay special attention to the first, Pei Min has defeated many martial arts celebrities in a row, and the title of the first in this level has long been deserved.
"Tea!" Wu Xuan cautiously led Pei Min to the hall and ordered someone to prepare tea.
There is almost no special command, as soon as I hear that it is to entertain Pei Min, the tea must be mint-flavored.
Pei Min tasted the cup of tea to show etiquette, this Jianghu people don't like to twist and turn, he directly said straight to the point: "I came to Brother Wu today to ask for something!" Please help Min investigate one person. ”
Wu Xuan said without hesitation: "Guogong and I have a kindness, but I am worried that I can't repay it." Look for whom, but it doesn't hurt to say! He also knew that Pei Min was a decent person, and he did not hesitate to answer.
"Huang Wanqiu, he is the music camp general of Liyuan!" Pei Min's intelligence network has not yet been arranged, and it is the best choice to ask Wu Xuan for help at present.
This person has a relationship, which is the way to make friends. He also has the heart to have a good relationship with a gentry like Wu Xuan, and at a special time, a very prestigious gentry like him can withstand thousands of troops.
Wu Xuan hesitated: "He is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, what is the Duke of Guo investigating him for?" "Jianghu people are particularly taboo to have bad relations with the government, and it is best for the two sides not to get along. After all, Huang Wanqi is Li Longji's person, if it is not necessary, Wu Xuan does not want to offend, so as not to get into trouble.
Pei Min understood his worries and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, don't worry, this matter is going on in secret. It doesn't matter if you accidentally leak it, I, Pei Min, am here to assure you today. I will take all the problems and never involve the Wu family. This yellow banner colluded with a mysterious person, they were corrupt and perverted the law to frame them, not to mention, but also colluded with bandits to slaughter the village, which is hateful. It's just that there is no clear evidence, and I need to investigate Huang Wanqiu thoroughly, who he came into contact with, who he was good with, and even what he ate and where he ate. I think in Chang'an, only Brother Wu can do this. ”
Wu Xuan called Sai Mengwei, which is indeed worthy of his name, and when he heard Pei Min say this, he said angrily: "He is a play, how dare he act so recklessly? ”
Pei Min sighed slightly: "In the face of power, how many people can really be pampered and humiliated, and they seem to be like dung?" ”
"Good!" Wu Xuan groaned for a while, and said: "A certain trustworthy Guogong, all the news of Huang Wanqiu's recent days is wrapped in a certain body. He called one of his subordinates and said, "Go and call me Pi Liu." As he spoke, he smiled at Pei Min and said, "Pi Pi Liu is a ruffian in Chang'an, and generally speaking, there is no news that he can't find out." Normally, he cheated and cheated on me. Not to mention that when you really want to use it, this kind of ruffian is better than anyone else. ”
Pei Min took a fancy to Wu Xuan's ability, and said: "Just like the chicken and dog thieves under Meng Yanjun at the beginning, if there were no chicken and dog thieves, Meng Yanjun would not be able to return to Qi State." The world says that Wu Xuan is hospitable and stupid, but he doesn't know how to use some things outside his body to win people's hearts, which is a clever approach. Although there will be white-eyed wolves, one out of ten will be earned. That ploppy six should be one of the ten! ”
Wu Xuan bowed his head and said: "The prince of the country is high! You are right, although Splash Pi Liu is a ruffian and a hooligan, he is filial piety and a man of temperament. I remember one year when it snowed heavily, he shrunk into a mouse in a single coat, and he couldn't stand up to come to the door. said that as long as he could save his mother, he would sell his life to me. I went back with him and saw that her mother had a relapse of chest disease. The situation at that time is still fresh in my memory, it was a rare cold winter for ten years, and his mother was bruised from the cold, but his mother did not suffer a single frostbite under his care. At that time, that scene shocked X, and from then on, X-and-so felt that Pimpy Six was worth handing over. Sure enough, Pi Pi Liu has now become my eyes and ears in Chang'an. ”
Pei Min stroked his palms and praised: "If it weren't for Brother Wu's generous move, he wouldn't have been able to recruit such a person." ”
"Haha!" Wu Xuan also laughed.
At this moment, suddenly the steward of the Wu Mansion walked in and whispered in Wu Xuan's ear.
Wu Xuan's expression changed instantly, Huo Ran got up, and said to Pei Min: "Guogong, there is something important to do, so let's leave for a while." ”
Pei Min knew that something important must have happened, so he bowed his head and said, "Brother Wu, please!" ”
Seeing Wu Xuan in a hurry, Pei Min thought about what had happened, and waited patiently while sipping tea.
After about a quarter of an hour, Wu Xuan walked back with a solemn expression and said, "Guogong, what you ordered, when you are pranky, you will arrange it immediately." There are still important things here, so I won't stay in the country. ”
"Good!" Pei Min did not have any dissatisfaction with Wu Xuan's eviction order, and hugged his fists with the etiquette of the Jianghu people: "Then please Brother Wu, if you encounter any trouble, you can come to Pei's Mansion to find me, and within your ability, you will definitely help." ”
"Thank you!" Wu Xuan was a little speechless and stopped, and after thinking about it, he still made a gesture of please.
Sending Pei Min out of the mansion, Wu Xuan immediately called his son Wu Yuan and said, "Yuan'er, from today on, stay in the Wu Mansion and don't go anywhere." ”
"Why!" Wu Yuan shouted dissatisfiedly: "But the child made an appointment with a friend to go to Zhongnan Mountain to play together!" Fathers have always taught their children to do what they say, but how can they lose their words? ”
Wu Xuan shook his head and said, "The situation is different, my father has his own father's reason." Earlier, he came to the door and said that a corpse appeared on the outskirts of Chang'an yesterday. The corpse died in such a brutal manner that human tendons were pulled out, making it unable to move, and bleeding to death. ”
"How cruel!" Wu Yuan's expression changed greatly.
Wu Xuan's expression was shocked and angry, his body trembled, and tears overflowed his eyes: "Whether it is cruel or not is not the key, that person's tendons were cut directly from the body with a knife, and only two knives were used in each place." ”
"How is that possible?" Wu Yuan has been practicing knives since he was a child, so he naturally knows the difficulty of this, not to mention two knives, even if there are ten knives and twenty knives, a hundred knives can't be completely cut.
Wu Xuan's eyes were full of horror and he said in a trembling voice: "There is a knife technique called 'Ku Ding Jie Niu Knife', you can do it with it......"
Wu Yuan exclaimed in surprise, his face turned pale in an instant, and said, "The devil is here again?" ”
Wu Xuan shook his head slowly, and said in despair: "I don't know, I hope it's not him!" ”