Xiaoru sent someone to send a letter to Li Mao saying that someone came to visit him, and knowing that he was not there, he put down the gift and left, so it was too late for her to refuse. Li Mao reassured her that she didn't have to worry, and that the gifts sent were all accepted, and she only needed to register the names of the people who came one by one, and seal the property in the warehouse.

On another day, Tian Ciling, the judge of Wei Bo's Shangdu Jinju Academy, asked to see Li Mao, and when he reported that Tian Ciling's people were already outside the camp of the right army, Li Mao was taken aback and hurriedly asked Qin Mo to bring people over.

It has always been taboo for officials from other towns to make friends with officials in the DPRK and China, and it is necessary to avoid it, and it must be important for Tian Ciling to go to the forbidden garden to ask for a meeting.

Qin Mo understood what Li Mao meant, and placed the person in the side tent, Tian Ciling forced himself to calm down and pulled the east and the west, and finally couldn't help but ask for help, he came to borrow money from Li Mao this time, last night he was ruthless in the Dadong casino created by the golden eye, and at the end he owed 45,000 yuan, and was detained and not released.

Tian Ciling had no choice but to move Li Mao's name out, claiming that he and Li Mao were friends for eight years, and their relationship was very iron. Li Mao's entry into Beijing at this sensitive moment had already caused a sensation in Chang'an City.

The steward of Dadong Casino did not dare to slack off, and sent someone to ask the head of the Sihai Association for instructions from Zhongguo, and Xiang Zhongguo decided to sell Li Mao a face, and sent someone to "escort" Tian Ciling to Jing'anfang to find Li Mao, and learned that Li Mao had not returned from the camp of the Youweiyuan Army, and everyone believed that Tian Ciling was perfunctory, and wanted to bring him back to Dadong to supervise and detain.

After Li Mao moved the Liaodong Governance Office to Weizhou, Tian Ciling became a frequent visitor to Jing'anfang, in the name of caring for his family, in fact, to listen to Li Mao's movements, and he was very familiar with Xiaoru. Seeing that everyone was going to take Tian Ciling away, Xiaoru stood up and helped him speak.

Everyone didn't want to offend the general of the forbidden army, so they pushed the boat and went outside the city to see Li Mao in the garrison camp.

Li Mao didn't feel a headache, 45,000 guan was not a small amount, even if he embezzled public funds, he couldn't fill it, not to mention that the bottomless pit of Tian Ciling was not worth the risk he had.

However, Li Mao can't ignore it, the gang of people in the Four Seas Club are known as "Brown Jinwu", black and white are all-inclusive, and they have done a lot of murder and overkilling. If 45,000 yuan is not enough, don't say that Tian Ciling's official position is not successful, even if he is afraid of his life, it will be difficult to protect.

After thinking about it, Li Mao offered advice: "You can't stay in the capital anymore, you go back to Weizhou and slowly repay the money." ”

Tian Ciling sighed and said: "What my brother said lightly, 45,000 yuan, what a lot of money is that, how much is my monthly salary, this time I planted such a big heel, that is, the four seas will not kill me, how can I have good fruit to eat, go back to Weizhou County to be a small official, that salary is not enough to repay the interest." ”

Li Mao said: "The people don't raise officials and don't hold them accountable, as long as the four seas are willing to let you go, your official position will be retained, and it is more than enough to go back to be a county magistrate with your qualifications, and there is still hope for it to be returned slowly in the future." It's just that after this lesson, gambling is still less good in the future. ”

Tian Ciling raised his right hand, pointed to the bloody white silk, and said: "Ten bets and nine cheats, I took it, I cut off two fingers by myself, and I will never touch this business again." ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "I hope you can remember what you said." ”

Seeing that Tian Ciling was willing to sincerely repent, Li Mao decided to take him a hand, he found Guo Liang first and asked him to match up and ask to see Xiang Guozhong. After Guo Liang entered Beijing, he took out his savings to open a gambling stall in Dongshi, relying on his brother-in-law's identity as a general of the forbidden army, no one dared to provoke him. But Guo Liang knew in his heart that he wanted to gain a foothold in Chang'an, and he couldn't rely on his brother-in-law Mo Qi's magical powers alone, so he put down his body and took the initiative to get in touch with Xiang Guozhong, who also valued his background and accepted him to join the Four Seas Society and become a brother. Now Guo Liang is already the leader of the Four Seas Society, and he has made a name for himself in the East Market.

Guo Liang has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he knows the sinister nature of the word people's hearts, but he didn't know that the sky is high and thick after he suddenly became rich like his sister Guo Ren, and when he heard that Li Mao wanted to see Xiang Guozhong, he hurriedly arranged.

That night, Li Mao met the famous Xiang Guozhong at Guo Liang's house in Dongshi, who was in his thirties, stubby and short, not amazing, and taciturn.

But because he has been in the top position for a long time, he has a terrifying aura on his body, and Li Mao is also a person with aura, and they are very restrained from each other after meeting. Li Mao proposed to guarantee Tian Ciling, and asked Xiang Guozhong to press the matter first, and not to report it to the Weizhou Jinju Academy, so as to protect his future.

Guo Liang helped persuade Xiang Guozhong on the side: "Tian Ciling is a side branch of the Tian family, the family road has long fallen, and his mother, wife and daughter are still pointing to his life with this money, and if you cut off his way of life, you will force him to death and force him to death, and this account will be black." It's better to sell Brother Li Maohua a face, let him have a way out, let him go back to Weizhou, and pay off the debt slowly. ”

Xiang Guozhong said: "Since Brother Maohua spoke, this face brother has to give, and I will only collect the principal for his account, and the interest will be waived." I will give him five years to repay the loan, and then if there is any difficulty, I will discuss an extension. As for his chief, I know that he is a strict person, how dare I Meng Lang. ”

Xiang Guozhong can have this attitude, Li Mao is very satisfied.

When he returned to the camp, he saw Tian Ciling standing on the street corner with his sleeves crossed, waiting, and he was angry and funny.

The winter night is cold, but Tian Ciling's forehead is full of sweat, Li Mao is a weighty person, but he may not be able to shake the big tree of Xiang Guozhong, 45,000 is not a small amount, the interest alone is several thousand a year, how can the Four Seas Society spit out such a big piece of fat to the mouth?

Seeing that Li Mao's face was fine, Tian Ciling felt a little at ease, and after hearing the promise to Zhongguo, Tian Ciling wiped the sweat on his forehead, took his clothes and knelt down for Li Mao and Guo Liang, and said: "Don't thank you for your great kindness, let me repay later." ”

Although Xiang Guozhong has passed, how to go back to Weizhou to seek a fat shortage is still a big problem, the official has no right to get money, this account is still not repaid, I want to make it bigger, I don't have the ability, Tian Ciling felt embarrassed again.

Seeing that he was worried, Qin Mo leaned over and touched him with his elbow, whispered a few times in his ear, and Tian Ciling suddenly opened, busy in the carriage and about to give Qin Mo a big salute.

After saying goodbye to Li Mao, Tian Ciling went to the east of the city non-stop, sat outside the city gate and waited until dawn, and as soon as the city gate opened, he slipped out of the city and went to the Qingniyi Station in the east of the city.

Wang Shuwen sent a greeting envoy to take Tian Qian to Chang'an, before entering the city, heard that Wang Shuwen's mother died of illness, so he temporarily placed people in Qingniyi.

The death of his grandmother gave Wang Pu a reason to refuse marriage, and he used the word "filial piety" as a shield, and easily left Tian Ying, who had traveled thousands of miles from Weizhou to get married, outside the city.

After Wang Shuwen was demoted, his mind was in a big mess, and he was busy running in tandem, intending to make a comeback, how could he have the heart to take care of his son's marriage, and he was happy to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Wei Bo, Wu Cifei, Tian Congcong and others, who escorted Tian Qian to Chang'an to complete the marriage, urgently sent people back to Weizhou to ask for instructions, Wang Shuwen was demoted, and there were waves in the DPRK and China, what is the future trend, Tian Ji'an did not dare to assert for a while, so he came to stand still and left his cousin alone. Tian Qian is now crying and laughing, and he is in a dilemma. (Dissertation College)