Volume 1 * Senmei Chapter 23 * Verbal Sword
The next day, Changyu and his party rushed to the Qianlong Gang in the east of the city as planned, and Liushui also went to pick up Mrs. Han to go to the Shengming Society according to Changyu's instructions, and everything went very smoothly.
Before Shen Cheng set off, he gave Changyu a carriage, and the leader of one gang went to see the leader of another gang, so he couldn't go, and he couldn't go empty-handed, so Changyu had already prepared two items last night, as for what they were, only Changyu knew.
"I didn't expect this Hidden Dragon Gang to be quite far away, and they had been on the road for half an hour, but they hadn't arrived yet." Shen Cheng said grumblingly.
"Look at you, a martial arts practitioner, no one has the patience yet." Changyu laughed in the carriage.
Shen Cheng was still helpless, no, not far away, there was a mansion of Ruoda, there were two stone lions guarding it in front of the door, the plaque on the door reads 'Qianlong Gang' three vermilion characters, there are two gatekeepers at the door, the pestle is motionless there, very solemn, the entire mansion is surrounded by a wall that is neither high nor low.
When Changyu slowly got out of the carriage, the two disciples who guarded the door stepped forward to greet him and said, "My family leader is already waiting in the lobby, please ask President Zhuge and his entourage to come with me." ”
"The leader of your family is really a man of God, and even I know that when I visit today, there is Brother Lao, leading the way." Changyu complimented.
In fact, Changyu already knew that this Cao Xuan had ordered someone to wait at the door, this spy had been following for so many days, and it was not in vain, which direction this Changyu and his party were going in was not in their grasp.
With the footsteps of the disciples of the Qianlong Gang, Changyu and his party walked into the gate, the gate entered a main road, about two meters or so, the right side of the two main roads is a fifty meters square martial arts field, the left side of the main road is a lotus pond, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond are in full bloom, a breeze blows, bringing a faint fragrance, looking directly in front of the main road, it is an attic with gang charm, the attic sits on the pedestal that is 100 meters long and 50 meters wide, and the number of steps on the stand base is nine steps, not to mention nine steps, Two giant snakes are carved on the ridge of the attic, the snake's head is opposite, the snake is the overlord in the water, implying that the Hidden Dragon Gang is the overlord of the river, and the bottom of the attic is the hall.
Changyu and his entourage approached the hall, the hall was neatly arranged and clean, from the gate in turn, there were two rows of chairs neatly displayed on both sides of the gate, the number of chairs in each row was six, and then there was a high platform, there was a long table in the high platform, the long table was facing the door, and behind the long table was the main seat, and the two snake heads were carved on the armrests of the main position, and the carving was vivid, and then there was a white snake painting hanging on the white wall behind it, and the painting was lifelike.
Cao Xuan'an sat on the main seat, and on the left sat a man holding a Zhuge fan, his figure looked a little thin, with a typical melon seed face, a pinch of mustache on his chin, and a man about forty years old, this person was Zuo Qiuzi.
"In the lower Shengming Association, the president Zhuge Changyu, I have seen the Cao gang leader."
"You are Zhuge Changyu, looking at your age, you are only twenty-five, not like a helper, but like a scholar." Cao Xuan smiled contemptuously.
Hearing Cao Xuan laughing at Changyu, Shen Cheng seemed to be a little angry, and wanted to come out, but was stopped by Changyu.
"I'm still young at the next age, so I came here to ask for advice and study from Gang Master Cao."
Cao Xuan looked at Changyu and was quite good at talking, so he ordered someone to show him a seat and serve tea.
This Zuo Qiuzi was afraid that he couldn't sit still, so he got up and asked: "I heard that the Zhuge Gang Leader is not a good business in Zuijiang City, why do you want to come to us to help study?" ”
Chang Yu thought to himself: This Zuo Qiuzi is not as easy to fool as Cao Xuan, if he accidentally answers, he will definitely lead to death.
"This must be a talented person on the Tianji list, Zuo Qiuzi, Mr. Zuo Qiu, I have admired your name for a long time, and I am really fortunate to see you today!" Changyu first flattered, and then replied: "Mr. Zuoqiu, don't look at the prosperity of Zuijiang City on the surface, in fact, in order to make a good reputation, my gang has spent a lot of money, and now there is a shortage of funds in the meeting, and I don't know how to do business, and I don't have the assistance of a master like Mr., so I can't support it anymore, so I came to the Qianlong Gang like Gang Master Cao to ask you for advice." ”
Zuo Qiuzi heard Changyu say this, and thought: What Changyu said is not half a lie, this Shengming Association has not had the slightest way to make a living since its founding, and even the Jingzhou Jishitang is also a half-ass, with more medical gifts and less money; Thinking about it this way, Zuo Qiuzi didn't doubt Changyu's purpose for coming here.
But Zuo Qiuzi is still very suspicious of Changyu's identity, at a young age, he can start a gang, if he doesn't have a family foundation, it's really a little unbelievable, but the Zhuge family has long disappeared from the rivers and lakes for more than 200 years, where did he come from.
"Zhuge Gang Master, you see that I am holding a Zhuge fan in my hand, I seem to be more like a member of the Zhuge family than you!" Zuo Qiuzi smiled tentatively.
Changyu naturally knew that this Zuo Qiuzi was clearly talking about Zhuge Fan, and he was indeed investigating his identity in his words.
"Let Mr. Zuoqiu laugh, presumably Mr. Zuoqiu also knows that our Zhuge family has not asked about the world for many years, and I only followed the instructions of my ancestors when I went out of the mountain this time: hang the pot to help the world; As for the establishment of a gang, I just want to make a living, but who would have thought that after more than a year, I don't know anything about doing business. ”
After Changyu finished speaking, he ordered Shen Cheng to open the first item, Zuo Qiuzi stepped forward to take a look, it was all Zhuge Wuself's fan, and there was his autograph inscription on it, which absolutely no one could fake, which made this Zuo Qiuzi let down his guard.
"Okay, okay, look at what you're talking about, you must have a dry mouth, try my good Longjing." This Cao Xuan didn't doubt Zuo Qiuzi anymore, so he came out to play a round.
"Brother Zhuge came today, how do you want me to help you?" Cao Xuan took a sip of tea, rested for a while, and asked.
"I'm here to buy a house in the city, and then recruit some good people in the city to mine."
"Mining?" Cao Xuan was surprised at first, and then smiled.
"Oh, don't hide it from the Cao gang leader, my ancestors also have a lot of research on feng shui geography, I think where there are herbs, that mountain has ores, and I have already studied it in the record of all things."
"What? Everything is recorded? ”
Zuo Qiuzi stood up from the chair in surprise, and thought: This Wanwulu is a treasure in the world, it is a book recorded by Zhuge Wuself through the gossip of the five elements, traveling all over the mountains, rivers and jungles, if you can get this book, let alone dominate the rivers and lakes, it is not difficult to unify the Central Plains.
"Yes, and today I am preparing to dedicate an excerpt of this book to Gang Master Cao, as long as Gang Master Cao agrees that I will live in this Rainy Twin City."
At this time, Zuo Qiuzi walked to Cao Xuan's side, bowed his head and said: "Helper, I think it's okay, if this Zhuge Changyu says to dedicate the original, it must be deceitful, at this time he is talking about the excerpt copy, it must be sincere, and with this book of all things, we can strengthen our strength and dominate the rivers and lakes." ”
"It's easy to say this, if you really have this book, in the future, this rainy twin city, let the people in you come and go." When Cao Xuan heard Zuo Qiuzi say this, he smiled evilly.
Cao Xuan thought to himself that if he had this book, the little rain Shuangcheng would send him, and besides, how many people could there be in this little Shengming Society, would he still have the strength to fight with me, the first gang on the river.
Changyu heard that Cao Xuan immediately agreed, so he ordered Shen Cheng to send the second item box, Cao Xuan was afraid that Changyu would cheat, so he ordered the frightening person to take the box, and then asked the subordinate to open it, the subordinate opened it carefully, as soon as he opened the box, there was nothing, and there was really a book in it.
Cao Xuan happily took out the book, the three big characters of 'Wanwulu' were happily engraved on the book, Cao Xuan opened the book, opened it carefully, this book was recorded in great detail, Cao Xuan became happier the more he opened it, and it seemed that his saliva was going to be left out.
"Quick, order someone to prepare lunch, I want to have a few drinks with Brother Zhuge ." Cao Xuan commanded happily.