Guo Ye looked anxious, and while listening to Chen Lang and Chen Jitao report to him about the situation in the city in the past few days, he paced back and forth in the room.

At the end of the listen, he stood with his hands on his back, and couldn't help but raise his head and say melancholy: "Damn, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, this is the prelude to something big!" ”

Chen Jitao also sighed softly, he still has to admit that Guo Ye, the unlucky and sad assassin of Yangzhou, has not stopped for a day since he took office, and the broken things have happened one after another.

The murder case of Xue Hao and his wife has just been handled safely here, and because of the death of Lei Laohu and the dissolution of Feng Lei Tang, this matter has been encountered.

In just a few days, the major gangs in Jinling, Jiangdu, Suqian, Zhenjiang and other neighboring state capitals sent people to pour into Yangzhou City.

These Jianghu forces are nominally coming for the funeral of Lei Laohu, but secretly they are ill-intentioned, obviously coming for the territory occupied by Fenglei Hall before.

Because as soon as the Wind and Thunder Hall was disbanded, no one would take a tax from the hundreds of Qinlou Chu Pavilions near the Slender West Lake, as well as the hundreds of painting boats on the lake.

This is a piece of fat to the point of oil, although the silver taels brought by a year cannot be compared with the salt tax in Yangzhou, but it is also a daily income.

With such a large piece of land and such a fat entry every year, anyone wants to take a bite.

Otherwise, Chen Lang would not have coveted it earlier, and mentioned this matter to Guo Ye, it is obvious that this is a livelihood of drought and flood protection, and a daily income and gold entry.

Faced with this sudden change, Guo Ye frowned, and Chen Lang and Chen Jitao also sighed and were helpless.

Guo Ye walked to the desk, clenched his fists and smashed a fist, making a loud bang, and then asked: "Chen Lang, I asked you to send someone to verify, can you find out how many people have come from the major gangs in the neighboring state capitals?" ”

Chen Lang nodded, obviously did his homework, and said in a precious manner: "Zhenjiang's Dirty Clothes Gang, Jiangdu's Twelve Links Dock, Jinling's Pure Clothes Gang, and Suqian's Horse Gang have all been dispatched. These four gangs all sent at least 2,000 people and broke them into the city of Yangzhou. As for the small gangs and small factions in other state capitals, some people also came, but in terms of strength, they are obviously not at the same level as these four gangs, and these small gangs are all petty fights, just to take advantage of the chaos. However, the four gangs mentioned above are all hard stubble, and Lord Thorn Shi should not be underestimated! ”

"Grandma," Guo Ye spat hatefully, scolding, "It's just that these four gangs are too powerful, and there are actually small gangs coming over to get a piece of the pie, could it be that they treat our Yangzhou City as Tang monk meat, and they are all going to come over and take a bite of it?" ”

Chen Lang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Lord Thorn Shi, who let the territory of Slender West Lake be empty as soon as the Wind Thunder Hall was disbanded?" Hehe, that's a big piece of fat meat that is getting into gold every day, who doesn't want to eat a mouthful? Even if this fat meat can't be swallowed in the stomach, even if it is licked in the mouth, it can get a little meaty, right? ”

"Bang!"

Guo Ye slammed his fist on the desk again, and said angrily: "Then it depends on whether they have the ability to eat this big fat meat." Grandma's, is it really Lao Tzu's Yangzhou thorn history is an ornament? Or when Lao Tzu is muddy, it can't be bullied? That's right......"

Guo Ye suddenly looked at Chen Lang meaningfully and asked, "Do you Salt Gang also want to take over the territory of Slender West Lake?" I remember you coveted this place before. ”

"No, no, no, no......"

Chen Lang was shocked when he heard this, his head shook like a rattle, and he decisively refused: "I understand the good intentions of Lord Shi." Our salt gang can't afford to toss the small business, and now these gangs are all red-eyed, and they are determined to win the territory of Slender West Lake. Our salt gang suddenly kicked in, hey, aren't you hated to death? Don't wait until the end of the land didn't grab it, but in the end you folded all the belongings of the Salt Gang into it. That's it, let's sell illicit salt honestly. ”

Guo Ye looked at Chen Lang as if he was out of the matter, and said with disdain: "Damn, you are the most slippery, don't think that I don't know what your idea is." Hmph, do you want them to fight each other first, wait for the snipe and clam to fight, and then come to the fisherman to profit? Chen Lang, Chen Lang, you are really not real at all, not kind! ”

Chen Lang was obviously poked by Guo Ye in the stomach of Xiao Jiujiu, and hurriedly laughed awkwardly, and kept saying: "Lord Thorn Shi is serious, haha, although the Salt Gang does not come in to grab the territory of Slender West Lake, but as long as Lord Thorn Shi gives an order, the Salt Gang will definitely act according to orders, and will be the first to look forward to Lord Thorn Shi." ”

After saying this, Guo Ye's face improved, and he bowed slightly: "Forget that you said a word." Don't worry, since I will ask you to contribute to the Salt Gang, there will be no benefits for your Salt Gang at that time. I, Guo Ye, will never treat my own people badly. ”

After Chen Lang answered with a smile, Guo Ye turned his head and asked Chen Jitao: "Mingren, I asked you to send someone to send a letter to the Assassin Shi in Jinling, Jiangdu and other state capitals, about the secondment of government soldiers with them, can there be any news back?" ”

Chen Jitao shook his head and said, "Lord Hui, I haven't received a single receipt from the lower officials. But my lord, I don't think it's better to have expectations for them, these people are all magistrates cultivated by the old ministers of Tiance Mansion, where will they lend troops to our Yangzhou? Why don't we send someone to Chang'an for 800 miles? Let Yu Shinan and them help mediate in the court, and maybe they can borrow soldiers from all over the country in time to control the imminent turbulent situation in Yangzhou. ”

Guo Ye categorically refused: "No, let's not say that it takes too long to go back and forth to Chang'an, and it will take time for Yu Shinan to fight with the eldest grandson Wuji and them in the court, and the distant water can't quench the thirst at all." Moreover, if I sit in Yangzhou and can't even handle this little thing, let the boss worry about it, and it will also make the emperor lose confidence in our Shilin Qingliu. Besides, the eldest grandson Wuji and they still want to make a big deal about me, waiting to see our jokes, and when they can't bear it, they will beat a rake and add to the chaos. ”

Chen Jitao worried: "Then with only the 1,500 soldiers under Captain Chen, there will be no way to control and suppress it when something happens." Lord Assassin Shi, if the power of these gangs in the rivers and lakes becomes big and is likely to be used by people with intentions, it will cause a civil uprising, and even cause chaos in Yangzhou in the end. Huaiyang is a heavy salt tax area, and there must be no chaos. At that time, if the imperial court is to blame, you, the assassin of Yangzhou, will inevitably ......"

"Needless to say, I know the consequences of the matter better than you!"

Guo Ye raised his hand to stop Chen Jitao's persuasion and reminder, and said, "As early as the day when Fenglei Zhuang announced the news of Lei Laohu's death and his imminent dissolution to the city, I was worried that this kind of thing would happen. Therefore, that night, I asked Liu Zhenxuan, the commander of Guoyi, to rush to Longxi, Shuzhong, day and night, to borrow people from Cao Gang Sun Mingyan. Hmph, just borrow 10,000 disciples from the Cao Gang, I see who dares to make trouble in Yangzhou and suppress them all! ”

Liu Zhenxuan?

The Cao Gang in Shu?

Chen Lang and Chen Jitao reacted at this time, and they dared to stab Lord Shi a long time ago.

Chen Lang grinned even more: "I said why didn't I see Liu Zhenxuan these days these days, it turned out that he borrowed troops for Lord Assassin Shi." ”

Guo Ye said: "That's right. Since these land grabbers are all Jianghu forces, then I also mobilize Jianghu forces to deal with them, isn't it said that the Jianghu is a matter of Jianghu? I'm also using the knife in Yangzhou today, hmph, let's use these gangs to sharpen my guillotine first. ”

Chen Jitao was not as optimistic as Chen Lang, but asked weakly: "But it's been a few days, and I still haven't seen Captain Liu come back from borrowing troops from the Cao Gang." In case he leads the crowd late, then, that's not ......"

"So what?"

Guo Ye was immediately dismayed by Chen Jitao's words, and said a little depressedly: "Even if you take the waterway, it is impossible to reach Yangzhou so quickly." That's all I can do, and the rest is left to fate. If you really want to break out in chaos, you can only blame me Guo Ye for being unlucky. Damn, it's a big deal to go back to Chang'an and continue to be my Yizhou Hou, who wouldn't eat and wait for death? ”

Chen Jitao saw that Guo Ye started a fire, and he didn't dare to say anything more disastrous, so he lowered his head and sighed, and secretly said bitterly in his heart, Guo Tingshi, something really happened, you can still go back to Chang'an to eat and wait for death to enjoy the blessings, and I, the county of Yangzhou, will be miserable. At that time, he was dismissed because of this matter, and it was estimated that the daughter-in-law who had just picked him up was going to run back to her parents' house in anger.

The three of them were speechless for a while, and the atmosphere in the study was a little dull.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the study, and the voice of the guard at the door sounded: "Report to Guo Tingshi, Wang Bajin asks to see!" ”

Wang Bajin and Zhang Jiujin, the two living treasures, because of their appetite for Guo Ye, Guo Ye temporarily seconded the two to his side, and they had nothing to do while acting as guards, so that they could accompany Wu Xiuxiu to run errands.

Guo Ye shouted and came in, Wang Bajin pushed the door in, bowed down and said: "Lord Thorn Shi, just now the steward of Fenglei Zhuang sent someone to send a message, saying that tomorrow is the day of the funeral of their Lei Hall Master, and ask if you are free?" ”

When Guo Ye heard this, he suddenly slapped his forehead, and asked with some surprise: "Thunder Tiger has already passed the first seven?" ”

Wang Bajin replied: "Well, according to our rules here, the ancestors will be sent up the mountain and into the soil after the first seven days." ”

Guo Ye sighed, secretly scolded his foolishness, and when he got busy, he actually forgot to go to Fengleizhuang to mourn and pay tribute during the seven-day spiritual swing.

Then he nodded and said: "Eight catties, you will go to Fenglei Village in a while, and tell Steward Yu that tomorrow morning, the official will go to Fenglei Village, personally help the spirit of the Lei Hall Master, and send him up the mountain!" ”

Wang Bajin shouted yes, then hurriedly turned around and ran out of the study.

Chen Jitao next to him couldn't help but be a little worried: "My lord, now Fengleizhuang has gathered three sects and nine streams, and the forces of the rivers and lakes from all over the world are gathered there. It's really not okay, so let someone send a wreath tomorrow to send a deputy to show condolences, right? Xiaguan is worried about ......"

Chen Lang also felt that Chen Jitao's worries were not unreasonable, and agreed: "Chen Juncheng is reasonable, Guo Tingshi, tomorrow someone Chen will go for you!" ”

"No!"

Guo Ye rejected the kindness of the two without thinking, and said: "I promised that the remaining steward would definitely help Lei Laohu to go up the mountain, how can I lose my trust?" Besides, Lei Laohu is a good man who stands up to the sky, and I, Guo Ye, respect him.

Even if Fengleizhuang is the land of Longtan Tiger's Den, I will send Thunder Tiger for the last time tomorrow! ”