There has always been a folk proverb in Hankou Town, which drills the sky and the cave is full of emblems. This place is full of emblems, naturally it is said that the Hui merchants are overwhelming in Hankou Town, relying on wealth to occupy most of the country, and this so-called drilling the sky Dongting is talking about the Dongting merchant gang. The Dongting merchant gang is divided into two groups, Dongshan and Xishan, the Dongshan people mainly run along the canal, while the Xishan people mainly use horse-drawn carriages and boats, and their footsteps are all over Jingchu and Dongting Lake, doing Huguang business. However, whether it is Dongshan or Xishan, they are inseparable from the waterway of Hankou Town.

Moreover, because the Dongting Gang is a local business gang, the people are fierce, in addition to fighting for wealth and background, they can also fight hard and fight for knives. Therefore, the other merchants in Hankou Town had to let them divide into two, except for the Hui merchants who were foreigners but smelled the business opportunities in Hankou Town earlier than them. The Hui merchants carved out an entire Xin'an Street and Xin'an Wharf, and almost set a ban on not allowing outsiders to step in. Therefore, the three words of fighting for the wharf have been deeply ingrained in the hearts of almost every leader of the Dongting Merchant Gang in the past few decades.

This time, the sudden confrontation was precisely because someone secretly gave them ideas, taking advantage of Wang Daokun's new appointment, the Hui Gang rejoiced, and when the enemy's momentum was the strongest, they were unprepared to attack the enemy. So, Tan Mingfang, who was publicly elected as the current leader, invited several businessmen from Baoqing Mansion, known as the most domineering, and secretly gathered a large number of people, and suddenly put forward a bet on the dock to the Hui Gang. Originally, according to expectations, those Hui people should symbolically resist, and then lose and lose to give up their territory, but who knew that they would be smashed in the end!

Because when the fierce fight between the two sides was in full swing, it was suddenly disturbed by a group of errands. It was also because of the bluff that officers and soldiers had arrived. Therefore, a good gambling fight turned into a void of the contract. Several people died on my side! Where can the few big businessmen with heads and faces in the merchant gang, including those few merchants of Baoqing Mansion, have a headache.

At this time, everyone gathered together, and was urgently discussing the matter of the Hui Gang suddenly suing the Yamen, and as he spoke, He Yun, a timber merchant from Baoqing Mansion, suddenly slapped the handrail angrily and said: "This group of people from Huizhou will know to use the power of the government as soon as they encounter something, will we still be afraid of them?" If you sue the official, you will sue the official, and then we will ask for five or ten more lawyers. Will you lose the lawsuit? ”

"Boss He, you have a limited amount of time to stay in Hankou Town every year, this matter between the merchants and gangs, wait for the idle to make trouble to the government, once you get to the government, we will lose! What kind of business are those Zihui merchants doing? Selling salt, a pound of salt from Yangzhou to our Hankou Town, changing hands is three or four times the profit, of course they have the money to take out a lot of it and send it. The officials in the government are incorruptible, so they send them to the first three shifts and six rooms. If the official is not honest, then he will wear the same pants with them at all. Not to mention. Who is the current governor of Huguang? Wang Daokun! If we won the battle for the dock before, it would be forgotten, but we didn't lose or win! ”

"Then throw in the towel? They died, and we died too, so the money for this pension was not spent, but the dock was not expanded, but we still had to lose the lawsuit? He Yun raised his voice suddenly, and looked at Tan Mingfang angrily and anxiously, "Big dragon head, if that's the case, this time our Baoqing man's blood will be shed in vain!" ”

Tan Mingfang regretted it very much at this time, he shouldn't have listened to the instigation of others, and rashly came to such a large-scale fight. Just then, a steward from outside hurried in, bowed his hand to the many merchants around him, and then walked quickly to him, and whispered a word in his ear. In an instant, Tan Mingfang's color suddenly changed, and then he smiled at everyone: "Everyone, please don't be impatient, I'll leave for a while and come back immediately." ”

The Dongting Business Gang has always been tyrannical, and the big dragon leader selected is often not because everyone is convinced, but because it is very troublesome to coordinate up and down, so this big dragon is responsible for all kinds of trivial affairs, not much authority, but very busy. At this time, seeing Tan Mingfang get up from his seat, most of them just complained and didn't pay much attention to it, only He Yun's eyes rolled, and he went out of the door under the pretext of going to the official room. He was only a little later than Tan Mingfang, and at this moment he could still see the back of the other party, and when he hung far behind the buttocks, he found that he was greeting a young boy with a smile, so he simply appeared.

"Big dragon head, when your eyebrows are burned, do you still have time to meet outsiders?"

Turning his head to see that it was He Yun chasing after him, Tan Ming Fang was a little unnatural: "Brother He, it's just that the relatives at home let people talk about it......"

"What's the matter, people are clearly from the southeast, and you can have a relationship? This little brother, don't say dark words in front of the Mingren, since you are here, please let me know the meaning of your visit. ”

"In Songming Mountain, Xiashe County, Wang Fulin." Wang Fulin reported to his home, and when he saw He Yun raising his eyebrows, and Tan Mingfang hurriedly blocked him, he said straight to the point: "I came today to do peace. ”

Hearing such an intention, He Yun couldn't help but pull away Tan Mingfang, who was blocking in front of him. Although he is the current leader of the Dongting Merchant Gang, if he really wants to talk about prestige, he is not as good as him, a leading figure who can arouse infinite responses among the merchants of Baoqing Mansion. He looked at Wang Fulin intently, and then sneered: "Peacemaker? You Hui Gang have already stabbed the case to the Hanyang County Ya, at this time, what do you say to do peace, isn't it a joke? ”

"That's right, the people of the Hui Gang did go to sue, but they were also forced. The two of them don't know if they have heard of it, the famous Huguang Patrol is serving the emperor according to Shi Lei, and he has already arrived at the Hanyang County Ya at this moment. ”

"Lei Qingtian?" This time, He Yun couldn't help but exclaim. Lei Jigu did punish countless corrupt officials and countless people when there was a drought in Suihu Lake last year, but this time the fighting was inseparable from the Dongting Merchant Gang, if this iron-faced selfless Lei Qingtian was involved, it would really be a big trouble!

And Tan Mingfang's face was even more earthy, and after swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he asked in a low voice: "What does Wang Xiaoguan mean that Lei Shiyu has already gotten the news?" ”

"Or, Lei Shiyu was still in Xiangyang, and this time he rushed back after learning the news." The two people in front of Wang Fulin looked at each other, and he said sincerely, "Think about it, the two of you, the fighting on both sides caused such a big death and injury, but after all, it was a very disgraceful thing, and it was too late to be busy appeasing the dead and wounded, who wants to go to the official mansion?" And Lei Shiyu rushed back so quickly, it can be seen that he got the news when the two sides made a bet, otherwise how could he come back so coincidentally? Let me say a speculative word, the Hui Gang and the Dongting Shang Gang are fighting to the death, will it be cheaper for others? ”

"Who's cheaper?" He Yun subconsciously asked rhetorically, and when he saw Wang Fulin smiling and not saying a word, he couldn't help frowning, "You say half of what you say, what does that mean?" ”

"The two of them learned that a family member of the second master of the Hui Gang Bao happened to see someone coming out of the Inspectorate Lei Shiyu yesterday. And that person is the famous Danyang Shao Daxia. ”

Shao Fang is very famous in the southeast, but in Huguang, his name is not so thunderous. Than He Yun, he was completely confused, but Tan Mingfang, who was a big dragon leader and traveled widely, suddenly gasped and exclaimed: "Is it the Danyang Shao hero who made the first man reinstate?" ”

"Exactly. So Second Master Bao was taken aback. In order to prevent others from finding out about this case, he had no choice but to go to the county office to file a complaint. Sure enough, as soon as the paper was delivered today, Lei Shiyu came. ”

"It turned out to be Shao Fang......" Tan Mingfang's face was full of confusion, and he didn't see He Yun who was looking at him again and again for an explanation. When He Yun simply dragged him impatiently, he saw the other party's inquiring expression, then he realized something, and quickly explained in a whisper what Shao Fang was. At this moment, even He Yun's face darkened.

Originally, it was just a matter of fighting for the dock between the merchant gangs, but it turned out to be mixed up with the party struggle of the imperial court, isn't this just adding to the chaos? And, if this fight was meant to give someone someone a handle, wouldn't those people have died in vain?

As a foreign monk, Wang Fulin only intends to be a peacemaker up to the point, so he only lets others think about everything by themselves. At this moment, he stood there patiently until Tan Mingfang finally opened his mouth after pondering for a long time.

"Where is the Danyang Shao hero that the little official said now?"

"Just outside the Hanyang County Ya, I saw the excitement. If you don't believe it, if there are people who have seen that Shao Daxia, you can go with me to the Hanyang County Ya to recognize it. Wang Fulin was waiting for this question, so he happily threw out such a suggestion. He didn't think that Shao Fang would lie to the man sent by Second Master Bao, and he had already taken a picture with someone and learned the other party's acumen.

In other words, Shao Fang, who has already sat on the big boat with a high arch, can be said to have no fear, and he is not worried about the problems caused by the exposure of his identity at all.

Tan Mingfang and He Yun whispered a few words, and Tan Mingfang immediately said: "As the petty official said, it is indeed not beneficial for both of us to make a big fuss, you should not lie to us." Since you have come to be a peacemaker today, what great advice do you have? ”

"Absolutely." Wang Fulin breathed a sigh of relief, "I think that Danyang Shao Daxia will identify the people of Second Master Bao, and it is also accurate to calculate that the Hui Gang and the Dongting Merchant Gang are fighting in Hankou Town for not a day or two, and it is impossible to work together with the outside world because of a little external force." The dispute over the wharf is indeed very tricky, even if it were me, it is impossible to persuade the Bao family, the Huang family, and the Xu family to give up the Xin'an wharf. After all, it was built by the hard work of our ancestors, but I can compensate for it in other ways. ”

He took a step closer and whispered something to Tan Mingfang and He Yun, and seeing that the two of them were really moved, he said: "Without further ado, how about the two of you gather people and go to the Hanyang County Ya to respond to the lawsuit together?" First, I may be able to see the lively Shao Daxia, and secondly, I can quickly cut through the mess and solve the matter quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night. You must know that being stared at by a Qingtian lord like Lei Shiyu all the time, but it is like a thorn in the back, and it is not comfortable. ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw that He Yun didn't think about it, and said categorically: "Okay, go immediately!" (To be continued......)