Ye Xun's right-hand man, Hu Jiu, the current head of the West Factory, is a bandit outside the Guan, and he did a lot of bad things when he followed the big traitor Wang to the library.

And the reason why this person was able to get lost and finally gain Ye Xun's recognition and trust was thanks to an elder of Hu Jiucheng, that is, the old beggar in front of him.

Before leaving Beijing, Ye Xun asked Hu Jiucheng, but Hu Jiucheng didn't know the whereabouts of this elder, only knew that he seemed to be near Yangzhou recently, so Ye Xun came to look for him.

The more capable people are, the more low-key they are, the dragon and the crouching tiger are hidden in the recklessness, although Ye Xun is strong in martial arts, he never dares to underestimate anyone.

Walked up to the beggar, bowed and saluted, and said, "Old man, we meet again"

Although the old beggar wanted to assassinate him before, he was still a person who knew righteousness, so he deserved Ye Xun's respect.

The old beggar sat up slowly and said with a smile: "I can let the famous Gonggong Ye be so courteous, and the old name Huazi is not in vain, how about it!" Would you like a drink? ”

The old beggar said and took the wine gourd behind him to him, unscrewed the lid and took a sip of it himself, and then handed it to Ye Xun.

Xiao Luo was about to go up to stop him, but was blocked by Ye Xun, stretched out his hand to take the wine gourd, followed the example of the old beggar, and raised his head to take a sip.

"Good wine, soft and long, at least 20 years old"

After Ye Xun finished speaking, he actually raised his head and took another sip before returning the wine gourd to the old beggar.

The old beggar looked at Ye Xun's eyes, full of appreciation, and sighed: "Ye Gonggong is Ye Gonggong, I know that someone has already offered 200,000 taels of your head, and I also know the identity of the old Huazi, but I still dare to drink the wine of the old Huazi, with this courage alone, there is no one in the world who is invincible."

Ye Xun smiled slightly, sat on the stone next to the old beggar, and said, "Ye has a clear conscience, why are you afraid of those little ones?" The old hero understands the righteousness, how can he be compared with those people, he thought that the old hero could go to Liaodong, but now that he thinks about it, the old hero still prefers to be unrestrained! ”

When Ye Xun first went to Liaodong, there was a shortage of talents around him, so he was in great need of talents from all walks of life, but later he also figured out that people like the old beggar were not suitable for entering the yamen or the barracks.

The old beggar smiled, his expression gradually became serious, and he looked at Ye Xun and said, "You went to Jiangnan this time, but because my beggar gang is getting bigger and bigger?" ”

The old beggar's real name is Hu Qi, and he is a character between good and evil, but since he was beaten by Ye Xun in the capital for a few words, he has completely changed his original style and is more inclined to chivalrous and righteous.

Ye Xun frowned, he knew that the beggar gang had been talking about it for a long time, this was not to say how good the beggar gang was treated, and the people were willing to participate, but because of the pressure of life, they had to become beggars, so the development and growth of the beggar gang was inseparable from the local government.

Seeing that Ye Xun didn't speak, Hu Qi thought he had guessed correctly, so he continued: "Does my father-in-law know that in this prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, why are there more and more beggars? ”

Ye Xun had also heard a little about this matter, but he didn't know much about it, and asked, "But is it related to the flood damage in Lianghuai the year before last?" ”

Hu Qi nodded and said: "If it was just personal reasons, the old Huazi would have taken his life a long time ago, but the rotten thing is the entire Nanjing Mansion, the old Huazi can't be killed, if you don't come again, the old Huazi will go to you, these dog officials who have lost their conscience, if they don't govern, the people of Nanjing Mansion will let them be harmed."

What Hu Qi said was not consistent with Ye Xun's question, but Ye Xun still heard the problem.

When Li Beiwen was the head of the household department, the imperial court had discussed it because of the flood disaster in Lianghuai, and even said last year that it would add two more silver for disaster relief, if it was according to what Hu Qi said, I am afraid that the silver would go into the pockets of the officials, so it would cause the people to be displaced and finally become beggars.

Yangzhou Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Nanjing, and Nanjing, as the accompanying capital, has its own set of management systems, although Ye Xun is under the banner of patrolling on behalf of the sky, he cannot dispose of officials casually.

Nodding and said: "The old hero can rest assured, since he has let his father encounter it, he will never care about it, but I just arrived in Jiangnan, and many things are in a hurry, and after I verify the matter, I hope the old hero will cooperate more."

Hu Qi said with a smile: "The old man knows that his father-in-law is a person who does things, don't worry, in this piece of Jiangnan, there is nothing that our gang of Hanako can't do."

Ye Xun also smiled and said, "Now there is something I hope the old hero will help me, I want to know the exact whereabouts of Long Muyun"

It is an indisputable fact that no matter how meticulous the intelligence work is, there will always be omissions.

And this dragon boss is also too mysterious, so that even the Jinyi Guard doesn't know much about him.

For example, Long Muyun also has a pseudonym outside Yunyuan, which few people know, and Long Muyun also became friends with Yao Yizhi, the governor of Nanjing, in the name of Yunyuanwai.

Nanjing is not far from Yangzhou, and when Ye Xun was still secretly visiting Long Muyun, this Long boss was a guest at Governor Yao's mansion.

The sun is shining brightly in the sky, but the flower hall of the governor's palace is refreshing and pleasant, and many wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan will put ice cubes on the wall mezzanine to achieve the purpose of cooling.

Although the governor was not a wealthy merchant, he was many times higher than the average wealthy merchant in terms of enjoyment.

Yao Yizhi and Long Muyun both sat on the rattan chairs, and there were two pretty little maids beside them who were waiting with a folding fan gently swinging, and those who didn't know really thought that these were two old friends at the same level, but they knew that one was the biggest official in Jiangnan, and the other was the biggest salt gang boss in Jiangnan.

"Your Excellency Governor, I heard that the surname Ye is almost in Yangzhou, I don't know what your lordship plans?"

"Humph! A traitor, how can he be the official? ”

As the governor of Nanjing, Yao Yizhizhen is no different from the Emperor Tu, he is absolutely the same in Jiangnan, and he has invisibly developed the stinky problem of empty eyes.

And this guy has a very good relationship with Han Kuang of the Donglin Party, Han Kuang was brought down by Ye Xun in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, Yao Yizhi hated Wei Zhongxian at the same time, and even hated Ye Xun.

Long Muyun's eyes rolled, and he said: "Now Jiangnan Green Forest has marked the bid code, 200,000 taels to take the life of the thief, although the thief is hateful, but if he has an accident in Jiangnan, the imperial court, I am afraid that the governor will not be able to explain, right?" ”

Yao Yizhi turned his head and looked at Long Muyun with a smile, and said, "With Mr. Yun's ability, you should know a lot about this matter on the green forest road in the south of the Yangtze River, right?" It doesn't matter if you kill the eunuch or not, but there are always people who have to stand up and take responsibility afterwards, who does Mr. Yun think can do this? ”

Is a person who can achieve the position of governor incompetent? He had already heard about what Long Muyun had done, but he just pretended not to know.

Yao Yizhi was able to be friends with Long Muyun completely because of the love of silver, and Long Muyun did not have the kind of Jianghu atmosphere that ordinary reckless, so he could be treated as a guest.

Listening to Yao Yizhi's vague words, Long Muyun nodded, but said, "A few friends who came from the sea sent a few exotic beauties over, can Lord Yao help me appreciate it?" ”

"Haha appreciating beauties, it's really the good of the old man"