Chapter 103: Sabre-rattling One Shift
Lin Yi's psychological quality is as strong as his physical fitness, he does not panic in case of trouble, and even in an emergency, he can remain calm.
In an instant, Lin Yi prepared for the worst in his heart. If it is really going to be exposed today, then there will be a bloody battle in front of you. Even if it is a bloody Longmen Inn, this trip is not done, and Wu Sangui can be eradicated, it is not worth the trip, and the battle of Shanhaiguan in a few years will definitely rewrite history, and it is better to let Li Zicheng sit firmly in Dashun Jiangshan, but also to prevent the Tartars from entering the Central Plains and killing the Han compatriots.
In this regard, he has also fulfilled the duties of a Ming frontier soldier and fought to defend Sangzi.
Therefore, Lin Yi's eyes were like torches, watching Wu Sangui come to his eyes.
The two of them were close at hand, and Wu Sangui stopped. Lin Yi found that this Wu Sangui was born with a talent, half a head taller than himself, with good facial features, a face like a silver basin, a metal armor, with a sword and a whip, majestic and dignified, even if he took off this military uniform, he was not a beautiful man.
Such a look is difficult to associate with the image of a traitor and a second minister. It seems that people really can't be good-looking, and judging people by their appearance is definitely a mistake.
When Lin Yi was looking at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui was also staring at Lin Yi.
Now Lin Yi's image is definitely a beautiful man with a good demeanor, his figure is neither high nor low, his body shape is neither fat nor thin, he is born with fine skin and tender meat, his facial features are handsome, and he has a unique indescribable temperament between his eyebrows, the most stylish is his eyes, which are as bright as stars.
Wu Sangui's examination made Xiao Ying, Zhang Hua, Er Hu, Wang Qi, He Tao, Dongsheng and other pro-soldier guards almost jump out of their throats.
Next, Wu Sangui made a move, which made the air even more tense.
He looked at Lin Yi and didn't speak for a long time, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took an image from the hand of the soldier next to him, and this image was painted on Lin Yi.
It's just that the Lin Yi on this image is different from the Lin Yi in front of him, the outfit is different, Lin Yi on the image, a military uniform, heroic, Lin Yi in front of him is a beautiful son of a rich and noble family.
Wu Sangui took the image and looked at it with Lin Yi in front of him for a long time, and then his mind turned in circles, this kid is so similar to the person in the painting, could it be that the son surnamed Liu in front of him is Lin Yi's pseudonym?
No, this official has heard that Lin Yi is very good, his fame is now spreading, he once defeated Yue Tuo and Amin, Yongcheng won three battles and three victories, and Abatai was defeated outside Yuyang City, and the battle of Qianxi was a surprise soldier, and the men and horses of Azig were severely damaged, and the bloody battle of Zunhua finally forced the Tartars to retreat.
The reason why this official personally came to Yingzhou in the land of projectiles, to be honest, was not for Lu Xiangsheng, let alone because some thieves attacked Gonggong Gao and Lord Yang, these are just excuses, mainly for him to kill Zu Kuan, the general of Guanning Iron Cavalry, the deputy general and deputy general were killed, thousands of Guanning troops disappeared, and his uncle was furious.
But this kid in front of him looks like a jade-faced scholar, to say that he is an unlearned and unskilled, idle swinger is quite similar, and he goes out with such a beautiful cousin, no matter what, he will have such a great ability? Aren't there people in the world who look alike? You have to be careful......
Wu Sangui's hesitation almost made Lin Yi lose his last patience, and he was ready to fight and kill the hoe at any time.
At this time, Wu Sangui put the image together again. looked at the people around Lin Yi again, and finally his eyes fell on Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying avoided his man's gaze at the woman, and scolded in his heart, this guy is not a good person, how can he look at people like this with the son of the Fan family? I'm going to fall out in a while, my aunt and grandmother look good with you!
"Liu Gongzi is so good-looking, he seems to have seen it somewhere." Wu Sangui finally spoke, his two eyes staring at Lin Yi, and he was divided into three points.
Lin Yi laughed in his heart, where have you seen it, I've seen it here, you are blind, isn't the person on the painting Lao Tzu?
It has to be said that the quality of this painting is not high, after all, it is a handmade painting, and the person who painted the portrait has never seen Lin Yi, but according to the dictation of Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang, the painting was repeatedly modified, Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang and others felt that it was similar, and this was finalized, which is too different from the electronic photography technology of later generations, otherwise Lin Yi would have nowhere to hide what he said at this time.
Seeing that Wu Sangui was finally unsure, the corners of Lin Yi's mouth curved slightly upward: "Lord Wu said that he laughed, Liu doesn't learn and has no skills, and he doesn't go out of the door at home all day long, this is the first time to follow his cousin Yu'er to do business on behalf of his father, and he came to Yingzhou from Henan. Lin Yi said, bowed slightly and hugged Wu Sangui's fists.
"From Henan, what kind of business does Liu Gongzi do?"
"Answering people's words, a little salt was transported."
"Where?"
"Outside the gates."
"Selling salt to the Tartars, there is a crime of turning around at this point, come here, take them all away for me to review, and seal the goods!" Wu Sangui's face suddenly sank.
The officers and soldiers agreed, and they were going to do it when they came over, Lin Yi's guards saw that this battle was inevitable, and they all held the sharp weapons in their hands, intending to give it a go, of course, they couldn't just be captured, just waiting for Lin Yi's order.
However, when Lin Yi heard Wu Sangui's words, his heart was relieved. If you want to arrest people, you can do it, but I'm afraid you can't seal the goods. Now you don't need Lao Tzu to come out, the uncles and nephews of the Fan family will never stand idly by, let them exert their energy, don't look at you Wu Sangui, you are dancing with teeth and claws, and you may not be able to fight against others in terms of power.
So thinking of this, Lin Yi didn't say a word, and began to watch the fire from the other side.
"Wait!"
Sure enough, the uncle and nephew of the Fan family quit, especially when the third son, Fan Jimo, couldn't bear it anymore, and he also came to stop Wu Sangui with a few glasses of wine, can such a beautiful girl let you take it away? Do you think this boy doesn't know what you're thinking?
Several dart masters came over, using knives, guns, three-section sticks, and double hooks, and followed the master to stand and cheer, and they were also ready to use force.
These people are the private bodyguards of the Fan family, thugs, martial arts teachers, caretakers, etc., not only have strong martial arts, but also have extraordinary courage, they are absolutely loyal to their masters, to put it bluntly, these are the private armies of their Fan family, just like the soldiers of the ancestor Dashou family in Liaodong. They eat the Fan family's food, wear the Fan family's clothes, and take the Fan family's silver, of course, they have to work hard for the Fan family. When they are away from home, it is their duty to protect the safety of their masters and goods.
Wu Sangui didn't take the uncle and nephew of the Fan family seriously, and of course the uncle and nephew of the Fan family didn't take Wu Sangui in their eyes, Wu Sangui's actions, even the experienced and old-fashioned Fan Yongzhong couldn't bear it.
Fan Yongzhong said secretly, if you want to arrest this son of Henan, we can ignore it, now this batch of goods is ours, it cost 3,500 taels of silver, you say seal it? What's wrong with giving salt to the tartars? Not to mention salt, iron, firearms, explosives, intelligence, what has not been sold? As long as you can make money, you still want to turn against the sky with a small right-wing striker lieutenant?
"Lord Wu, Zai Xia and Liu Gongzi are both law-abiding businessmen, we go to do business outside the customs, and we also have officials to guide us, this golden signboard of the Longmen Inn is not something that anyone can rush. The adult's duty is to guard the border and defend the frontier, even if we are suspected of committing adultery, we should also uphold the Zhizhou Lord and the political secretary Yamen to take care of it, is it appropriate for the adult to act on behalf of the people? ”
Wu Sangui looked at it, he really deserved to be the merchant leader of Shanxi, and even the order of the commander dared to confront, they wore a pair of pants with the merchants of Henan, and the merchants and businessmen protected each other, and they really wanted to make trouble, there were a lot of them, and this Liu Gongzi was not like a fuel-efficient lamp, with these people all carrying weapons, at first glance, they were running the rivers and lakes, if they were tough, the conflict was inevitable.
If things are big, Lord Zhizhou, Shanxi Yushi, and the old man Han who is idle at home, I don't know what other officials have been settled by them with money, if they put pressure on him together, let alone him, even his father Wu Xiang and his uncle Zu Dashou can't bear it, and an excerpt of the imperial history will go to the dragon book case of Emperor Chongzhen, who can stand this?
In addition, Wu Sangui is only suspicious of Lin Yi, and he is not completely sure, don't people in the world look alike? What if this Liu Gongzi is really a businessman from Henan and catches the wrong one? It wasn't these two businessmen he had offended!
Wu Sangui's excuse for arresting Lin Yi was to be a traitor, although selling salt and doing business with Tartars had been explicitly forbidden by the imperial court, but who would take this seriously?
In these years, if you have money to make, those civil and official bigwigs can get by, natural disasters and man-made disasters, eunuchs and the country, friends and disputes, Tartars have repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, come and go freely, they can't manage it, and they don't want to take care of it, there is such a capable Emperor Chongzhen there, everything must bow down, they are happy to be idle, and it will be made with money, Fan Yongzhong said well, the key is that this piece is not under his control. As a military general, at most, he patrols the thieves and defends the tartars, so is he going to do a thankless job for a dog to take a mouse?
Although Wu Sangui is young, his blood is strong, and there is no one in his eyes. But he is not a fool, he knows the severity, and he will turn the corner at a critical time, otherwise in the Battle of Shanhaiguan that year, he would not bend his knees and surrender to the Tartars, let Dolgon take action on his behalf and clean up Li Zicheng.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Wu Sangui had to rein. After leaving a few eyeliners outside, he collected his troops and went to another place to continue his patrol.
Lin Yi saw that it was a false alarm, this episode almost made him lose his mood, Wu Sangui is gone, we still have to take over the stubble to make trouble, this deal is done, and the arrow has to be sent!
Therefore, Lin Yi steadied his mind and said to the uncle and nephew of the Fan family: "This Lord Wu is really funny, he treats us as thieves, where do we look like thieves, by the way, I think this Lord Wu wants to knock on our bamboo pole and deliberately find fault, he may be short of silver, should we send him some dry goods?"
"Ahh Our family has a lot of money, but we don't give it to him, and a deputy general of the right battalion of Shanhaiguan shouts in front of us, which is really beyond our strength. Fan Jimo pointed at Wu Sangui's back and began to shout.
Lin Yi knew that he was bragging, and said: "What Fan Gongzi said is true, but we still have to be careful, let's gather the two batches of goods together, anyway, we will leave early tomorrow morning, let the brothers help watch a little together, there are many people, just in case."
"It's still Liu Gongzi's foresight, Mo'er can't talk nonsense, come here, and gather the two batches of goods together." Fan Yongzhong very much agreed with Lin Yi's words and commanded.