Each dynasty has an iconic city, such as the Tang Dynasty, is Chang'an, is Luoyang, such as the Song Dynasty, is Kaifeng, usually, this iconic place, is usually the national capital, but in the Ming Dynasty, it is not the current capital Beijing, nor is it the capital, Nanjing, which is more prosperous than Beijing, but Suzhou!

In the Wanli year and even in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the largest, most prosperous and richest city should be Suzhou City.

Because of the convenience of the north-south Grand Canal, Suzhou's Changmen can be called the largest wharf in the world at that time, and with the help of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Suzhou and Yangzhou have become the largest commodity distribution centers in the entire Ming Dynasty.

However, Yangzhou's handicraft industry is weak, and the consumption capacity north of Yangzhou is not good, so Suzhou has become the largest city, and foreign merchant ships such as Portugal and Spain have landed in Macao, passed through waterways, and concentrated in Suzhou, and then spread to all parts of the world with Suzhou as the center.

It is precisely because of this that the city of Suzhou near the gate has become the largest commercial district in the country, in addition, there are two very long commercial blocks, that is, outside the city wall in the center of the city, a huge commercial area has also been built, and the entire Suzhou Mansion should be the brightest place on the earth at that time.

Of course, in addition to the prosperity of commerce, Suzhou is also a historical city, don't you hear the Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, Suzhou is picturesque, and it is the most desirable paradise on earth for literati and scholars.

But the liveliness of Suzhou Mansion has become an obstacle for Li Mi at this time.

Because they wanted to capture Asakusa Kaoru, but the red-haired ghost named Emmanuel lived in Shantang Street, northwest of Changmen to Tiger Hill, where at night, the warbler and Yanyan of the Qinlou Chu Pavilion were simply a place that never sleeped, and the air was filled with the wild desires of men, as well as the smell of women's fat powder and sweat.

If Li Mi and Jian Dingyong led twenty or thirty saber catchers to swagger through the market, I am afraid that they would have already startled the snake.

So after arriving at the street entrance, Li Mi stopped and said to Jian Dingyong: "My lord, you can't go any further, otherwise you will scare these people away..."

Jian Dingyong also felt that Li Mi was reasonable, but he didn't know the bottom of his heart after all, so he asked Li Mi: "You are right, what is good now?" ”

Li Mi thought of a countermeasure on the way, and at this time he suggested to Jian Dingyong: "Your Excellency can lead most of the brothers to stay at the entrance of the street, which leads to the dock, if they escape, they will definitely pass through here, and the others will scatter and guard the main roads everywhere......"

Li Mi made arrangements one by one, and Jian Dingyong couldn't help nodding frequently, because he was the chief after all, and it was understandable to let him sit in the center, but he was just a civilian official, and his combat strength was not even five, and arranging him here was the least dangerous, but it was very important to say, it could be said that he made the least effort and got the greatest credit, and he was satisfied.

Li Mi is so kind, he is also a little embarrassed, seeing that everyone else has been arranged, and he also knows that Li Mi is going to go to Longtan alone, he also hesitated at this time: "This arrangement is also thoughtful, but those red-haired ghosts don't know what the number is, whether they have powerful firearms in their hands, the female thief is ruthless, you are alone, I'm afraid it's dangerous......"

Li Mi didn't dare to fight, and said to Jian Dingyong at this time: "Don't dare to deceive the adults, as early as before leaving, the villain made some arrangements, and this time he went in, but he was not alone......

Jian Dingyong also knew that Li Mi was a style of planning and then acting, if it was in other aspects, Li Mi could still rely on the huge resources of Yuan Keli and Xiang Mu and others, but this kind of fighting and killing could not be counted on.

"Could it be that you invited a helper from Suzhou Mansion? But the iron arrest of the torture hall? "Jian Dingyong can only think of the people of Suzhou Mansion, with the relationship between Li Mi and Chen Heguang and Song Zhiwei, the government should be willing to help with this, and besides, Kaoru Asakusa killed the official and escaped from prison, and Suzhou Mansion can't get out of it.

Li Mi shook his head and smiled: "The helper of Suzhou Mansion is indeed true, but it is not the iron arrest of the Torture Hall, but ...... It's the naughty kids in Ma Wangye Temple. ”

"Kid?" Although Jian Dingyong is in charge of trivial matters on weekdays, he is a civil official after all, and he is really afraid of the miasma.

If it weren't for the matter between Xing Zhutou and Xuan Qingzi, he wouldn't know what was going on in the Ma Wangye Temple.

At this time, I heard that Li Mi was going to rely on a group of bastards to do such a big thing, and it was inevitable that he was a little displeased, first, this approach would seem useless to the government, and even a group of poor children were not as good, they hid behind, but let a group of children go on top, and secondly, they were afraid that these children would make a mistake, and they were even more afraid that if something happened to these children, they would be held responsible.

"These children are naughty and messing around in the Ma Wangye Temple, and they may be able to make a living in the tooth shop, what can they do about this big matter of rounding up murderers and thieves?"

Li Mi naturally also thought about Jian Dingyong's concerns, but Shantang Street is on the commercial line of Changmen, and Yaxing is on the Changmen Grand Wharf, the children are familiar with this street, and it is wise to have these children to escort them.

As for the personal safety of the children, Li Mi didn't need to worry about it at all, as long as he saw them fighting desperately in the Ma Wangye Temple, it was estimated that he would not have such worries.

When Li Mi was thinking about how to persuade, a round little fat man had already walked over, and in the middle of the night, he was carrying a greasy goose leg in his hand, his mouth was full of oil, and it was disgusting to look at.

I haven't seen them for many days, and the nine buckets have become fatter, which shows how much benefit Ma Wangye Temple has brought to them.

Although he already knew that Qingque'er was Qi Changkong, and he also knew that Qi Changkong was the child that Wang Zuo had taken away from the Jiading County Nursing Home three years ago, Li Mi did not mention these things to Jiu Bucket.

He knew Wang Zuo's path, Qi Changkong would definitely not tell these secrets to Jiu Bucket, he just wanted to use these children, just like Wang Zuo used everyone, Wang Zuo almost followed his own mold to cultivate Qi Changkong.

Since Jiu Bucket and the others are still in the dark, Li Mi will not break it, but he will definitely gradually change the concept of these children, lest Jiu Bucket and the others become the pawns of Wang Zuo and Qi Changkong.

Although Jian Dingyong was wearing an official uniform, Jiu Bucket turned a blind eye, came over with a big grin, and stretched out his hand to grab Li Mi's shoulder.

"Hey, the wronged boss, this time the price is clearly marked, and it will be received on the spot after the matter is completed, and the account can no longer be relied upon, although the brothers are having a better life, the rules cannot be broken."

Li Mi dodged the nine barrels of pig's paws, knocked his middle finger and knocked it on his forehead.

"You know the rules, and you don't salute when you see the county master!" Li Mi feigned anger and said angrily, although he knew that Jiu Bucket and the others had a very deep hatred for officials, but if he wanted to use them this time, he needed Jian Dingyong's nod.

The reason why he wants to use the Nine Buckets of these children is not all for himself, nor is it all for official business, if this thing is done, it will also be helpful to Nine Buckets and others.

Although they have won the Ma Wangye Temple, but there is no demon like Qi Changkong in charge, Jiu Bucket and others are a little difficult in the end, and the people in the tooth line are all insidious and cunning, and there are many people who covet the fat of the Ma Wangye Temple.

If you want to keep your territory, it is not possible to sit on the empty mountain, so Li Mi pulled them in, firstly, to let them get closer to Jian Dingyong, if they can get a little bit of Jian Dingyong's support, it will be safe.

Xuan Qingzi can do whatever he wants in the Ma Wangye Temple just by relying on Xing Zhutou, if Jian Dingyong can say a word or two, Jiu Bucket and the others will naturally be stable.

Of course, if you want Jian Dingyong to help you speak, you naturally need a big credit, and there is no credit waiting for them to catch it.

Again, Nine Buckets may be for survival, but Qi Changkong has other plans, he can't follow Wang Zuo all the time, and he can't give up Nine Buckets and the others, he will come back sooner or later.

His ambitions are not limited to Ma Wangye Temple, but the entire Suzhou Mansion and even the larger territory!

Li Mi has reason to believe that when Qi Changkong left, he had already set the direction of development for Jiu Bucket and others.

has been occupying the Ma Wangye Temple, self-protection is no problem, but it is bound to continue to expand, this time as long as Li Mi leads the way, this group of red-haired ghosts and Asakusa Kaoru thieves are caught, their influence will definitely spread to the Changmen Wharf and even Youshantang Street.

And if Li Mi wants to boil frogs in warm water, so that Jiu Bucket and others can get rid of Qi Changkong and Wang Zuo's brainwashing, he must be closer to them!

Therefore, this can not only catch the evil people such as Kaoru Asakusa and Emmanuer, but also allow Jiu Bucket and others to be protected by Jian Dingyong, expand the influence of Jiu Bucket and others, and make Li Mi and Jiu Bucket and others closer, which is simply a matter of killing four birds with one stone!

Although the nine buckets were reluctant, they still pretended to give Jian Dingyong a salute: "The little one has seen the old parents of Zhixian County......

Jian Dingyong is not stupid, he can naturally see that he is not sincere, and he still has some scruples in his heart, but it can be seen that this little fat boy has such a posture, but he has no worries in his heart.

He didn't bother to pay attention to the nine buckets, and said to Li Mi: "What can he do?" ”

Li Mi looked at the nine buckets, and the little fat man immediately understood, and said to Li Mi: "The brothers have already figured out the details." ”

"The red-haired ghost you are talking about, is a Francha man, at the end of Shantang Street, opened a small temple, what is it called Tongzaitang, and only receives those stinky poor and sour on weekdays, these red-haired ghosts who have been knifed are not taboo, and their bodies are all stinky ......"

As soon as the nine buckets opened their mouths, their mouths were full of the smell of philistines on the streets, Jian Dingyong couldn't listen to it, and frowned: "Pick the important ones, what are you talking about!" ”

Jiu Bucket gritted his teeth, but there was only one slit in his eyes with a smile on his face: "This Tongzai Hall has to hold a meeting every six or seven days, and there are some little red hairs who have no eggs to sing or something, but two days ago, they made an exception, saying that they needed to rest and recuperate, and they closed the door......"

"As soon as you talk about this, I asked my brothers to investigate, although I'm not sure if the female thief is hiding inside, but we have already asked, in the past two days, there are often little red hairs secretly buy some wound medicine, and the female thief didn't run away!"

As soon as the nine buckets said this, Jian Dingyong couldn't help but feel nervous, although this little fat boy's words were vulgar, but as Li Mi said, these mountain foxes and rats are really the people who know Suzhou City best!

"That's probably the situation, what are you going to do?"

Li Mi glanced at Jian Dingyong, then ripped off the black cloth belt around the waist of the nine barrels, wrapped the antique gun, put it behind his back, and said towards the nine barrels.

"You take me over first, I'll go first to explore the wind, if Kaoru Asakusa is inside, he will definitely recognize me, as long as you hear the gunshot, you will come over and inform the county master, everyone rushes up, surrounds him and can't get through, and it's hard to fly to protect him with wings!"

When Li Mi said this, Jian Dingyong also clenched his fists, as if he was a thief!

However, the nine buckets frowned and said, "In this way, aren't you also trapped in it......