Slip Town, 100 households.

Hu Dexing frowned and looked at Liu Juntao, his fingers kept tapping on the tabletop, and his brows were almost wrinkled together, forming a lump of flesh. Hu Dexing didn't speak, as if he had encountered something difficult, frowning and thinking.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao didn't urge, just drank tea by himself and looked around Hu Dexing's room.

I saw that in addition to a bed, a table, and a wooden cabinet in the room, there was no other decent home, which can be described as extremely simple, and Hu Dexing's identity did not match, and Hu Dexing was not a particular person on weekdays.

However, there is a finely made waist knife hanging on the wall in the room, and it is very well maintained, which shows that Hu Dexing likes this waist knife very much on weekdays.

In addition, Liu Juntao also found that there were two handwritten military books on the table, namely "Thirty-six Strategies" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which made Liu Juntao feel a little surprised, but he didn't expect Hu Dexing to have read military books, which is much better than ordinary grassroots officers in the official army.

At this time, I only heard Hu Dexing say in a deep voice: "Jun Tao, before we exterminated which group of thieves in the eight directions of Yushan Town was forced to fight back, and later the attack on the Wang family was also made to make people fight against it. But now you're telling me that you want to annex the villages around Yushanji? What are you doing here? You don't have a meritorious reputation, and you are not the general of the militia company or the general of the official army, do you want to tear the flag and rebel? It's a taboo! ”

Liu Juntao laughed dumbly when he heard this, and said, "What kind of rebellion? I just want to protect myself. Master Hu, don't scare me! ”

"Scaring you? I think it's up to you not to scare me! ”

Hu Dexing glanced at Liu Juntao, then shook his head and said, "Self-preservation? I don't think so! ”

Hu Dexing didn't believe Liu Juntao's words at all, and he didn't wait for Liu Juntao to explain anything, and continued: "Lord Baihu has just promoted me to be the chief flag officer, and he also values you and Yushanji very much, after all, we have also given some benefits to Lord Baihu these two times." Although Lord Baihu doesn't care about anything serious on weekdays, he is also a general of the imperial court, and Lord Baihu and I are your backer, plus the force of the Yushan Collection Guard Team as a guarantee, who else in this area of Huakou Town dares to get along with you, dare to get along with Yushanji? How can you say that you are self-preservation? ”

"Could it be that Hu Zongqi has forgotten the Liu family in Anshan Town?"

Liu Juntao stared at Hu Dexing tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Once the Wang family is destroyed, how can the Liu family give up!" If I don't strengthen my strength as soon as possible, when the Liu family comes to the door in the future, what will I use to resist! Does Lord Hu have the courage to fight against the Liu family, or does Lord Baihu have the courage? ”

Speaking of this, Hu Dexing was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that you are worried about the Liu family!" ”

"How?"

Liu Juntao was also stunned when he saw this, and said secretly in his heart: "Could it be that there has been a change in the Liu family?" ”

"Master Hu, isn't there something going on on the Liu family's side? Why aren't you worried about the Liu family's troubles? ”

Hu Dexing said in a deep voice: "It is indeed the Liu family that has an accident!" I heard from my colleagues in the Baihu Office that the Liu family didn't know why, and the Chen family in the west had a falling out, and the two sides gathered people in the area of Ansan Town, and it was said that they were going to fight in an all-round way! ”

"What!"

Liu Juntao was suddenly shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Master Hu, is this news accurate?" ”

"You can't go wrong!"

Hu Dexing smiled and continued: "Jun Tao, what kind of existence is the Chen family? Defeating the Liu family is a sure thing! Once the Liu family is defeated, it will be greatly damaged, and the family will be destroyed! Our Yushan set is as stable as Mount Tai no matter what, why do you have to annex the surrounding villages, it will only increase criticism! ”

At this time, Liu Juntao's face was cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

I saw Liu Juntao frowning, stood up suddenly, and walked back and forth in the room, obviously weighing a major matter, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Hu Dexing looked at Liu Juntao's actions, and a trace of ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

"Jun, Juntao, don't you look like this, okay? How come my heart is not declining! ”

Suddenly, Liu Juntao walked over quickly, stared at Hu Dexing and said, "Lord Hu, can you help me change the yellow books and fish scale atlases of those six villages within half a month!" ”

"What? You're going to annex these villages? ”

At this time, the uneasiness in Hu Dexing's heart became more and more intense, and his eyes were a little stunned when he looked at Liu Juntao.

"Now that the Liu family is taking care of themselves, it is a good opportunity for my Yushan set to develop and grow, how can I let it go! Besides, once the Liu family is defeated, my Yushan Ji will just replace it! So, I'm going to settle on these villages! ”

"You! Jun Tao, your mind is too big! ”

Liu Juntao laughed and said, "If I didn't have a big mind, I would have let the Yushan bandits kill them a long time ago!" ”

"This matter is tricky, I can only give it a try, but I don't dare to pack a ticket with you. Now the civil affairs in the area of Huakou Town have to be reported to Dong'e County for approval, there are many joints in it, as long as there is a problem with one joint, it is impossible to do it, and if you don't get it right, you will be targeted! ”

Liu Juntao was not very worried, and said: "It's okay, Tang Yu can help Master Hu in this matter, if you have difficulties, Lord Hu can go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant on East Street to find him." ”

"Looking for Tang Yu?"

Hu Dexing frowned and said: "This matter has to deal with people in the government inside and out, if even I can't settle the matter, what can Tang Yu do?" ”

"Silver! Master Hu can ask Tang Yu to take the silver, and take as much as he wants! I don't believe it, none of those officials like silver! ”

In the afternoon, Liu Juntao said goodbye to Hu Dexing, and did not immediately return to Yushanji after coming out of the Baihu Institute, but came to the drunken fairy on East Street to find Tang Yu.

At this time, the Zuizhongxian Restaurant and the other two gambling houses have resumed business, and the daily income is very considerable, which finally provides a stable income for Yushan Market.

Tang Yu learned that Liu Juntao was coming and hurriedly came out to greet him, and led Liu Juntao to the upper room in the backyard.

"Why is Big Brother here? Is there anything to command? ”

Since Tang Yu was appointed by Liu Juntao as the manager of Drunken Immortal and the two gambling houses, Tang Yu has changed his name to call Liu Juntao the eldest brother along with Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu. Liu Juntao also gladly accepted this.

"Zhang Xiaojun has contacted the six surrounding villages to merge into our Yushan Collection, and now Hu Zongqi is helping us dredge up the relationship between the government and the government, if Hu Zongqi needs silver, don't ask more about it, just give it to him."

Tang Yu frowned slightly, and asked, "Big brother is saying that Hu Zongqi will give as much silver as he wants?" ”

"That's right! Give as much as you want! ”

Tang Yu didn't say much when he heard this, and nodded directly and said, "I understand, don't worry, big brother, the silver on my side is quite sufficient now, and it should be enough." ”

"That's good."

Then, Liu Juntao asked again: "Where did Zhang Xiaojun go?" ”

"I took my brothers to practice outside the town in the early hours of this morning, do you want me to send someone to find him back?"

"No need."

Liu Juntao said: "When Zhang Xiaojun comes back, you tell him that he walks around a lot with Hu Zongqi, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen on weekdays, and he must have a good relationship with them, and these three people will be a big help to us in the future!" ”

Tang Yu was slightly shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "It seems that the little slippery town can no longer restrain the hands and feet of the eldest brother, the eldest brother must have a great ambition in his heart, it seems that I am with the right person!" ”

"Big brother, I understand, don't worry."

It was already late at night when Liu Juntao returned to Yushanji, and before he could take a rest when he returned home, he heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who?"

"Big brother, I'm Chen Ziping."

Liu Juntao opened the door and saw Chen Ziping standing outside the door, beckoning him to come in and sit, and said with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with this late?" ”

"Big brother, I heard that there is a situation on the Liu family's side, it seems that it is against the Chen family in Henan!"

Liu Juntao's face did not change when he heard this, he just poured a bowl of water for himself and Chen Ziping, and asked, "Where did you hear that?" ”

Chen Ziping took a sip of water and said: "Big brother is like this, in the past two days, a few reedy stove households in Dongping Lake have rushed to Yushan Salt Pond to take refuge, and it is they who brought the news. The Liu family has already taken all the people, and even continued to forcibly draw young people from all over the stove households, as if they wanted to fight with the Chen family endlessly. Gao Ran didn't dare to hide the situation after learning about it, so he sent someone over to prepare to report to the eldest brother, not wanting the eldest brother to go to Huakou Town. ”

"Never die?"

Liu Juntao frowned and pondered, and asked after a while, "What was the relationship between the Liu family and the Chen family before?" ”

"Fortunately, Liu Zi, the head of the Liu family, is very calm, and he is at least superficially respectful to the Chen family, and the relationship between the two sides is quite harmonious. It's just that I don't know why I'm turning against each other now. ”

"How far is our Yushanji from Ansan Town?"

Chen Ziping was taken aback when he heard this, and he wanted to say something, looking at Liu Juntao's serious expression, he couldn't help but say nothing, but said: "If you walk, it will take about three or five days." ”

"Big brother?"

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll just ask casually." ”

Then, Liu Juntao said to himself: "However, the matter of annexing the village must be hurried, and it is imperative!" ”

Six days later, Liu Juntao received a message from Tang Yu that Hu Dexing had withdrawn one hundred taels of silver from Tang Yu, and then left Huakou Town with Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen and rushed to Dong'e County.

Liu Juntao calculated the time, then hurriedly dealt with the affairs at hand, and then took the two young men to leave immediately and rushed to Huakou Town to wait for Hu Dexing.

Five days later, he was drunk.

Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen rushed back to Huakou Town, and as soon as they came back, they met Zhang Xiaojun, who had been waiting for a long time, and was brought here by Zhang Xiaojun.

"Mr. Hu, Brother Sun, Brother Meng!"

When Liu Juntao saw that several people had arrived, he greeted him with a smile and said, "How is it?" Is it done? ”

Hu Dexing took out a document and handed it to Liu Juntao, and said with a smile: "It's done, this is a document, and Juntao will take care of the next thing." ”

"Good!"

Liu Juntao was very happy, and pulled Hu Dexing upstairs to eat and drink.

At this time, there was no one else in the entire Drunken Immortal Restaurant, and all of them were taken down by Liu Juntao.

Everyone went up to a private room on the third floor and sat down, Liu Juntao and Zhang Xiaojun diligently persuaded them to drink, and Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen were also not afraid.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Juntao said: "Master Hu has worked hard to annex the village, so I prepared a gift for the three of them to accept with a smile." ”

"Jun Tao, we are all brothers in life and death, don't be so polite, haha."

Although they said this, Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen still couldn't help but look at Tang Yu who pushed the door in. I saw that he was carrying a tray, and there were as many as two hundred taels of silver on it!

"Haha, Juntao, what do you want me to say!"

Hu Dexing laughed, although his mouth was polite, but he honestly took the tray with both hands.

Liu Juntao didn't care either, and said: "Master Hu, although we are brothers, but one yard is one yard, I will not let my brother suffer!" ”

"Well said!"

Hu Dexing said with a smile: "Since Jun Tao is so righteous, then we won't get drunk today!" Come on, do it! ”