Chapter 49: Undercurrents (1)

After a while, bold men began to come out to inquire about the situation, and several men who were hiding in the house and peeping were spitting at a crowd of onlookers to describe the horror of the battle, and when it came to the thrills, his hands were dancing, and his eyes were shining, as if he himself had drawn his sword and joined the battle.

In Wangjiang Restaurant, the guests who came to cheer on the second floor were all frightened and huddled into a pile, secretly cursing themselves for being stupid, why didn't they think of the Hai family earlier, they would not stop, and more than a dozen invited orchids and musicians hid behind the fat shopkeeper and shivered.

The shopkeeper Xi, who was also scared and weak, kept trembling to comfort them: "Don't be afraid! Today, the envoy of the festival is also coming, and there are 200 of his personal guards on the first floor, and with them, these thugs will not be able to enter. ”

Everyone listened to the words of the shopkeeper, and only then did they feel a little relieved, and listened to the movement downstairs one by one, as the shouting and killing slowly weakened and disappeared, everyone's faces gradually warmed up, and suddenly, Zhang Wang, the foreman of the guys, rushed in and shouted: "It's okay, the underworld people have run away." ”

He walked up to the shopkeeper again and whispered, "The proprietor said, the celebration continues!" ”

"Go on!" The shopkeeper looked bitter, but under the rendering of the corners of his naturally upturned mouth, his bitterness turned into a smile and a smile, helpless, so he had to go back and coax the orchid and the musician for a long time, and promised double the salary, and the frightened orchids recovered their coquettish demeanor, smiled and ran to the door to dance and sing, and called a few guys to find the dragon dance and drummer, this is not difficult, their wages have not yet been settled, naturally they will not run far, soon, the door of Wangjiang Restaurant will resume the morning hustle and bustle.

The guests gradually forgot about the fight that had taken place, but they became interested in another sentence of the shopkeeper, "The festival envoy will also come to cheer!" "This new proprietor has such a big face, who is he? Even the festival envoys are going to come to cheer? There was a hint of doubt in everyone's eyes.

The shopkeeper Xi saw everyone's doubts, and said with a smile: "My proprietor's surname is Li, a native of Chang'an, as for why the Lord gave him face, you can think for yourself." ”

The meaning of the words was already obvious, and the whispering discussion suddenly started: "The surname is Li, and he is from Chang'an, it seems that those news may be true, this person is really a child of the clan, otherwise how can the Lord of Jiedu give face to a businessman." ”

But at this moment, Zhang Wang rushed in again, his face was anxious and frightened, his tongue was like a knot, and he shouted vaguely: "Quick! Fast! Everyone go out quickly to greet them, and the festival has made the adults arrive. ”

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Zhang Qiu and Qiong are accompanied by Li Qing, layer by layer to visit the largest restaurant in Chengdu, he was originally Yizhou Sima, and did the Jiannan Festival envoy, has been in Chengdu as an official, but it is the first time to come here.

He looked very carefully, and saw that the layout of the restaurant was quite magnificent, but the subtleties were fine and elegant, and he considered the guests everywhere, Zhang Qiu and Qiong held a high hoop chair for children to sit on and sighed: "Li Dongzhu even thought of this, it is indeed meticulous, I don't know if this is willing to host the banquet?" ”

Li Qing is a person with a clear heart, and immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Qiu and Qiong's words, he hurriedly smiled and said: "The hall on the first and second floors can accommodate thousands of people, as well as various styles of elegant seats on the third and fourth floors, with a clear distinction between dignity and humility, and hundreds of carriages can be parked around the restaurant, and we will also prepare box lunches for those coachmen who can't enter the table, and more than a dozen of my chefs have first-class skills, and they can cook any kind of dishes, if the old lady's birthday banquet can be held in the restaurant, it is really a supreme honor, this is a good thing that you can't invite, how can I refuse!" ”

Zhang Qiu and Qiong laughed, patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "What a shrewd businessman, I thought about you for not even taking into account the coachman who couldn't enter the banquet, and the birthday banquet of my old lady will be handed over to you to undertake, and I won't take advantage of you, just settle the bill at the normal price." ”

Li Qing was overjoyed, if he could satisfy the old man's service, wouldn't he have found a new backstage, and he secretly made up his mind that he must use this birthday banquet to take advantage of the relationship between Zhang Qiu and Qiong.

Suddenly, Nan Jiyun hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words in Zhang Qiu and Qiong's ear, Zhang Qiu and Qiong smiled, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "He came so fast!" ”

Zhang Qiu and Qiong looked back at Li Qing and said with a faint smile: "I didn't expect that Li Dongzhu's face is so big, today even the Jiannan Jiedu Envoy and the Yizhou Assassin Shi are alarmed, you go down with me!" Master Lee Dao-fu is here. ”

In the early years of Tianbao, the Jiedu envoy was not as high as the later stage, and could control local government affairs, it was more of a military function, so the Jiannan Dao Jiedu envoy was to some extent the commander of today's Chengdu Military Region, and the assassin in charge of local government affairs belonged to two systems, but the rank of the Jiannan Dao Jiedu envoy was from the second grade, and the grade of the Yizhou Assassin was from the third grade, which was two levels lower, so the general assassin did not dare to compete with the Jiedu envoy, but this Yizhou Assassin Li Daofu was not an ordinary person, he was the clan brother of Li Linfu, the minister of power, The background is extremely hard.

Li Linfu and the prince are mortal enemies, naturally Li Daofu and * Zhang Qiu and Qiong are also incompatible, today there will be an accident in the area of the Horse Bridge, the Hai family has already informed him, he also turned a blind eye, just wait for the aftermath to deal with the matter coldly, but unexpectedly it was reported urgently, and an army was killed at the scene of the accident, Li Daofu could no longer sit still, since the army participated, it seems that things are by no means so simple.

The area around the horse bridge is bustling, no different from usual, the door of Wangjiang Restaurant is even more noisy and festive, the crowd is surging, and there are constantly people cheering loudly for the hot performance of the orchid, how can there be a sign of half a gang rush, with a large number of officials coming, the master of ceremonies who presided over the celebration immediately announced the end of the celebration, the door was open, and it was officially opened

When Li Daofu's official sedan chair stopped in front of the restaurant, Zhang Qiu and Qiong had already greeted him with a smile: "What? Does Master Li also have Yaxing to attend the celebration? ”

At first glance, seeing Zhang Qiu and Qiong appear, Li Daofu was taken aback, "Why is he here?" But he immediately reacted: "No wonder there will be an army, it turns out that the backstage of this Wangjiang Restaurant is him." ”

Li Daofu arched his hand and sneered and said: "Xiaguan is not here to participate in the celebration, but to report, there are hundreds of underworld people here in the morning, such a big event, how can I, as the highest administrator of Yizhou, not ask." ”

He stared sideways at Li Qingdao, who was behind Zhang Qiu and Qiong: "Where is the proprietor of the restaurant?" I have something to ask him. ”

Without waiting for Li Qing to come forward, Zhang Qiu and Qiong gave him a look, stepped forward and laughed: "If you ask me about this case, I am the party." ”

Li Daofu's face changed greatly, this was originally a very ordinary revenge case of the Hai family, but now not only the army was pulled out, but Zhang Qiu and Qiong were even involved, could it be that the Hai family still had any inside information to hide from him.

"The adults laughed, how could the adults be the parties?"

Zhang Qiu and Qiong's laughter suddenly stopped, and his eyes became extremely cold, "Lord Li Lin's restaurant reopened, and the old man came to congratulate, but unexpectedly he was besieged by hundreds of people from the underworld, thanks to my guards coming quickly, otherwise the old man will die here today, and Lord Li will govern Yizhou well!" In the prosperous era of Qingping, peace and worry-free, the old man will definitely play to the emperor and praise Lord Li's merits. ”

At this point, he turned around and shouted, "Bring them all to me." ”

At the corner of the street, Nan Jiyun and his two hundred subordinates immediately flashed out, and nearly 100 captured underworld thugs were escorted up, all of them looking depressed and in extreme spirits.

"These are the evidence of the prosperity of Chengdu Qingping, the old man wants to take them to Chang'an, and let the emperor personally ask who they are instructed by, and why the government ignores their behavior!"

Zhang Qiu and Qiong's words were reasonable, the words were sharp, and Li Daofu was forced to blush, the Hai family concealed him in this matter, and only told him that Li Lin had sold this restaurant, so he didn't ask, now it seems that Li Lin is very likely not to sell it at all, otherwise how could Zhang Qiu and Qiong come over, and he grabbed the handle, Li Daofu hated it in his heart, and couldn't help but grit his teeth at the Hai family, if it weren't for their greed and stupidity, how could he be forced to be so embarrassed by him, and he would definitely clean up the Hai family when he went back this time.

He couldn't help but be convinced and said: "Lord Zhang Qiu is serious, as a parent official in Yizhou, how can I allow these underworld to brutalize the people, so the lower officials hurriedly came when they heard that something happened here, since Lord Zhang Qiu has caught them for me, please hand them over to me, and I will deal with them according to my Tang criminal law." ”

What Zhang Qiu and Qiong want is for him to be soft, what to tell the emperor, it's just talking, with Li Linfu domineering in the court, he can only bring humiliation on himself, and if he doesn't do it, he will attract Li Linfu's jealousy, and he will be put on a side, and he can't eat and walk around, so as long as Li Daofu is soft, he will achieve his goal, and he will naturally go back to warn the Hai family not to act rashly again, so Xian Yu Zhongtong will return the favor of Nanzhao for him.

"I also believe that Lord Li will not have anything to do with the underworld, even if these people are taken away, if it is inconvenient, I can ask the soldiers to escort them to the state government for handover." After finishing the official business, Zhang Qiu and Qiong pointed to Wangjiang Restaurant and said with a smile: "August 15 is the 80th birthday of the family Weng, I plan to celebrate the birthday of the family here, can Master Li appreciate it?" ”

Li Daofu's mind was a little calm, and he smiled and said: "The festival makes the lord too polite, then it is decided, on August 15, the lower officials will definitely come." ”