Chapter 2: Yingke (5b)

"This Master Lin is so confused! The brothers have worked hard all year, but they have to find a thousand and ten dollars, and they have to share it with hundreds of people! Well, he put another bird soldier Cao in! Grandma's, don't you still think how much money you make? "In a large mansion in the north of the center of the county, a famous man with a white cloth on his head scolded and scolded.

The room was lit with fine sandalwood, and behind the smoke swirled, a statue of the god of wealth cast in red bronze and a few familiar faces accompanied by smiling faces were revealed. The archer Jiang Ye, the cell leader Li Laojiu, and several leading figures who had been drinking with Cheng Xiaojiu just now all gathered here. Each person held a cup of tea, and there was a bit of fierceness in their eyes.

"I just played my cheap nephew's words!" The archer Jiang Ye put down the teacup, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, "After the kid surnamed Cheng is a criminal official, he has no backers at home. To be favored by Lin Xianzun today is completely shit luck! If you always think that he is piercing, just give him a command. I immediately sent someone to set up a trap for him, and within three days, I made sure that he would roll up and leave! ”

The person with the white cloth head wrapped his head glanced at Jiang Ye and was noncommittal. Seeing that his advice was not adopted, Jiang Archer had no choice but to bow his head and continue to drink tea. The rich smell of sandalwood, wine and tea mixed together, and the people in the room were groggy, as if they didn't know where they were.

"That kid has reaped a lot of benefits today, and he should be content. You keep talking, I'll send someone to help Lao Jiang do it! There was silence for a moment, and Li Laojiu, the cell boss who patted Cheng Xiaojiu on the shoulder and called his brother half an hour ago, swore an oath.

The person with the white cloth head wrapped his head glanced at Li Laojiu again, and his eyes were still a little gloomy. Turning his head, he glanced at the other servants and helpers one by one, "Look, what should we do?" ”

"I think the county lord was stupid by the bandits, and he was anxious to find someone who knew martial arts as a bodyguard. I don't want to think about a little hairy child who is used as an egg, looks like a dog, and fights with real knives and guns, and he has long been scared to pee his pants. ”

"But that kid drinks a lot of good. A few of us took turns to respect him, but we didn't let him go! ”

"Jia Tou'er, we all listen to you. You said drive him away, you drive him away, the brothers have nothing to say! ”

Several helpers and servants said gossipily, all thinking that Cheng Xiaojiu was an insignificant little hairy child, if Jia Zhutou didn't want one more person to share everyone's money, he could kick him out of the yamen with a random trip.

"What about your master, what did he say?" Jia Zhutou, who was full of old wounds, turned his head back and asked Jiang Ye, the archer.

"My master let me do everything according to your arrangement!" Jiang Ye arched his hand and replied very dryly.

"Lao Guo is a chic man!" Jia Zhutou sneered and shrugged his shoulders, very dissatisfied with Jiang Ye's master Guo Jin's slippery demeanor. After carefully figuring out the reason for the other party's refusal, he shrugged his shoulders again and said with a smile: "Since Lord Xianzun needs a bodyguard, let's let the surnamed Cheng be happy for a few more days." Anyway, if the thieves really call, they really need a stupid and bold person who dares to go out of the city to fight. You wait to read the account book, don't let him know what kind of income we have. Ziguang, you are responsible for keeping an eye on him, if he has any other thoughts, feel free to give everyone a heads-up! ”

"No problem! It just so happened that the county magistrate asked me to go to Xiangyong to take charge of the ordnance, and I usually have to deal with the surname Cheng! Liu Ziguang, the leader of the third class of officials, patted his chest and agreed.

"I hope he knows how many bowls of dry rice he eats!" Jia Zhutou was very unhappy, glanced at the archer Jiang Ye, and snorted angrily.

"That kid said today, he just wants to help the county commander train his troops, and he doesn't dare to touch our platform!" Jiang Ye hurriedly lowered his head and handed over the news that was beneficial to him. Although his masters, Guo Zhutou and Jia Zhutou, joined forces to control all the additional income of the entire Guantao County, their relationship with each other was not monolithic. The two often have some small frictions over the issue of territory and income distribution, and every time they are apprentices who are sandwiched in the middle as a footcloth.

Hearing this, Jia Zhutou's mood was slightly better, he snorted lightly in his nostrils, and said coldly: "Count him as acquaintances." But don't trust him. I don't know how deep the water is, who doesn't know how to be a man with his tail between his legs? Once he sits firmly in the position of Bingcao, his appetite will definitely increase. At that time, if he gets one more point, everyone will get one less point! No one can bargain! ”

The archer Jiang Ye smiled all over his face, "You are always right. My master probably wants to observe him for a few days first, and then discuss with you how to squeeze him out of the yamen. He has already given the surname Cheng a lot of small shoes to wear today, if it weren't for Dong Zhushu interfering in it, maybe he wouldn't be able to wait until tomorrow morning, and the surnamed Cheng himself would dig a pit and bury himself! ”

"Those surnamed Dong will pretend to be good people!" Jia Zhutou continued to sneer, "Anyway, as long as we follow the Lin County Order, our annual income will be indispensable to his share." Grandma's, hypocrisy! ”

Hearing this, everyone began to aim the tip of the spear at the master again, and they all closed their mouths in amusement. Saying strange things also needs to pay attention to the level, the head catcher and the master of the book don't like each other, it belongs to the fairy fight, they better not even look at it, so as not to accidentally suffer from the pond fish.

Li Laojiu is a disciple of Jia Zhutou, and he didn't dare to chill the master's scene. Seeing that everyone was drinking tea, he quickly stood up and gave Jia Zhutou an idea with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to pay too much attention to that kid." Isn't this to deal with Zhang Jincheng, and when the time comes, find a way to let him go out of the city and make meritorious contributions. Anyway, that kid thinks he has good marksmanship, and his martial arts are so strong that there are no edges! ”

Jia Zhutou has fought with Du Scar's father and daughter, and knows how powerful the other party is. That's really a top master, fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly that day, and when he found that the momentum was not right, he immediately turned around and retreated. If he had gone on another path to the black guy, he would have been unloaded into seven or eight pieces by Du Scar's father and daughter.

Having said that, if Cheng Xiaojiu can have a fight with Du Scar's father and daughter, of course, it is better than cleaning him up by himself. Lin County's order will not blame everyone for not saving face for him. Thinking of this, his heart gradually calmed down, nodded, and said with a smile: "This is a good idea. That's it for now. Isn't the surname Cheng strong in martial arts, and at that time, let him compare with Du Scar's head with a stiffer arm. ”

"It's still your old man's cleverness, just let that kid plant in the ditch!" The officials laughed and praised.

Jia Zhutou felt useful in his heart, took a few sips of tea triumphantly, and continued to arrange: "Since it has been decided, in the past two months, don't treat the surnamed Cheng badly." lest he see the clues, and when the time comes, he will not work hard. Xiao Jiang, according to the old practice of giving the city Cao and Hu Cao, the monthly car and horse money is also given to the surname Cheng. As for the little follower surnamed Wang, just follow the standards of your disciples, he is also your nephew anyway. Maybe you can use it when you need it! ”

"Yes. I'll arrange it early tomorrow morning. That's what my master said! Archer Jiang Ye nodded in agreement.

"I'm afraid that kid suddenly broke into a big luck, and even Du Scar was cleaned up!" Liu Ziguang, the leader of the third class of officials, looked at Jia Zhutou's eyes and reminded cautiously. He didn't dare to directly say that Cheng Xiaojiu's martial arts looked better than Jia Zhutou, so he had to speculate on this possibility from the perspective of fortune.

"Also, that kid's marksmanship is quite foolish. I saw it in the school yard today, and one shot can really stab seven spearheads! Li Laojiu was also afraid that everyone would not be able to calculate people, but instead let Cheng Xiaojiu make a great contribution. In that case, it would be a lot of effort for everyone to get him out of the position of soldier.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with him deliberately framing someone he had just met. If you want to blame, you can only blame the other party's bad luck, you have to come to Guantao County to do what Bing Cao! The county seat in this county has been empty for ten years, and the two heads of the catchers are staring, and neither of them will let the other climb up first. The successive county commanders sent by the imperial court also knew that there was a greasy situation here, so they always quietly maintained the balance below. Today, Lin Xianzun suddenly ordered a soldier to come out on a whim, which is equivalent to adding another snooper next to the county position. Of course, the two head-catching disciples had to remove this thorn in the eye for the master.

To put it another way, the salaries paid in the yamen are not worth everyone's desperate work. It is only by the filial piety of the shops, the villages, and the merchants of the past that everyone can live a small life with taste. If you suddenly jump out of a county that doesn't understand the market and change many potential rules, wouldn't it be a third-class official and many archers, helpers, and little prisoners to drink the northwest wind?

Therefore, it is reasonable to be reasonable, everyone should not let Cheng Xiaojiu be stable in the position of Bingcao. Even if it was him hand-picked by Lin County. The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, no matter how majestic the Lin County order is, there is no one to carry a sedan chair for him, and his decree will not be able to get out of the Yamen of Guantao County!

Jia Zhutou originally didn't believe that a hairy child's martial arts could be better than himself, but he firmly believed that there was no harm in being careful in everything. After listening to the reminders of Li Laojiu and Liu Ziguang, he snorted in embarrassment. He groaned for a moment with a straight face, and suddenly, he laughed happily again, "It's okay. If he can defeat Du Scar, I don't think we need to drive him away, and some people will worry about him. Better, better! ”

The officials and helpers were dizzy by his headless words, and their eyes widened one by one, waiting for his next step. Seeing everyone's expressions, Jia Zhutou became more and more proud, pointed out the window, and hinted with a smile: "Don't you feel a little movement?" Recently, there have been boats coming and going on this canal, but it is very lively! ”

"Canal?" Everyone looked at each other. Recently, there have been a lot of boats passing on the canal, but only a few of them have docked at the pier outside the castle. And those boats were to help the old Zhou family, a famous high-ranking family in the city, transport rice, and everyone didn't have the courage to entangle, so naturally they didn't see anything special about it.

"yes, the canal. Old Man Zhou's family is a little more, but there is also a lot of land, so there is no need to buy food from outside at all. Isn't it a panic to transport 20 boatloads of rice this time? Jia Zhutou nodded, and said mysteriously.

"It may be that the south has a bumper harvest this year, and the price of rice has plummeted!" Liu Ziguang patted his head and responded with a smile.

"Phew!" Jia Zhutou let out a cold snort with his nose, and was very disdainful of Liu Ziguang's stupid words, "The price of rice has plummeted, since the emperor began to conquer Liao, how many times have you seen that the price of rice has fallen?" ”

"Yes!" Everyone scratched their scalps, their faces dazed.

Seeing that everyone didn't understand the trick, Jia Zhutou had no choice but to make the hint clearer, "Not only the Guantao Zhou family, but when I heard that Guixiang Zhao, Wei County Zheng, and Qingquan, these big families with heads and faces all got a lot of rice. It's all shipped out of Liyang, and the price is as cheap as giving it away! ”

"You mean that someone is stealing and selling military rations!" Jiang Archer was taken aback and blurted out.

"I didn't say anything, whether it was stolen or stolen, it was all your own guess!" Jia Zhutou picked up the teacup, took a few sips slowly, and added with a smile.

"They, no, don't die! If it is the emperor, the emperor found out about it...... "After all, he is just a small archer, and he has a lot of courage to run rampant in the township, and when he mentions military affairs, cold sweat immediately oozes from his head."

Jia Zhutou glanced at him coldly, his face full of disdain, "Look at your little guts, it's all a shame for your master!" Putting down the teacup, he lifted Erlang's legs, trembled proudly, and asked everyone, "If the emperor comes back, someone will naturally lose his head." But what if the emperor can't come back in Liaodong? Who will hold them accountable for embezzling military rations? ”

"Ahh Everyone trembled with fright, the bold man could barely hold his mind, and the timid man had already spilled all the tea on his clothes. The military rations were divided halfway, and there was naturally no food to eat in Liaodong. The million-strong army has cut off the cooking smoke, even if the emperor is an immortal, it is difficult to send it to starve everywhere!

Guantao is a hundred and ten miles away from Liyang, and everyone has heard of some rumors and rumors over there. I didn't dare to believe that some of the rumors were true before, but now that Lord Yang Xuangan, who was in Liyang's governor's military rations, had privately divided the supplies of the Liao army, his intentions were obvious in the eyes of everyone.

Lin County Ling always claimed to be the protégé of the late Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, if Yang Xuangan rebelled, he had to support Guan Tao. Cheng Xiaojiu suddenly ran out of limelight at this time, and naturally he would be sent to Liyang to play a big role, and he would no longer rely on Guantao County to compete with everyone for the dividends of chicken and dogs! So everyone doesn't have to find a way to expel him at all, God has already helped solve this problem!

"Wouldn't that be a change of dynasty!" Some people are secretly happy, and some people are jealous of Cheng Xiaojiu's good life.

"Maybe the surname Cheng will be able to become a general in the future!"

Jia Zhutou chewed the tea stalk in his mouth, and then spit it on the ground vigorously. "Whoever becomes the general and who becomes the emperor is none of our business! Whether it's this Da Zhou, or Da Sui, you have to use head catching and catching fast. As long as the one-third of the acre of land is ours, we can eat and drink spicy. As for how to toss outside, the sky is falling, let him go! Shut down a few of our birds! ”

"Yes, it's about our birds!" The crowd laughed in response.