Salt Gang.

This is a very broad gang, which is different from the Yangtze River Gang, which is limited to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River; It is also different from the beggars, and is well organized internally. Salt gangs are widely distributed, and wherever there are large salt farms, salt gangs will breed, such as well salt in Rongzhou and Luzhou, and sea salt in the coastal and coastal areas of Lianghuai. Among them, the two Huai Salt Gang are the most famous.

But since the death of Du Laogui, the boss of the two Huai Salt Gangs, the Salt Gang has been divided into two factions, the Huaibei and Huainan Salt Gangs. Among them, the Huainan Salt Gang was inherited by Du Kui, the eldest son of Du Lao Ghost, and led the Huainan Salt Gang against the Huaibei Salt Gang.

As for the Huainan Salt Gang, most of them are distributed in the area from Shouzhou to Yangzhou.

On Gaoyou Lake, a fishing boat slowly sailed. In a moment, the fishing boat docked, and two people jumped out of the boat, one of them was young and handsome, but there was a kind of anger between his eyebrows and eyes; The other was wearing a hat and a long knife at his waist, he was a middle-aged man, with a tyrannical air between his eyebrows, and although he was handsome, he always made people feel frightened.

Soon, a team of people came out of a big mansion by the lake, the leader was a middle-aged man, he looked ordinary, but he had an open-minded atmosphere, dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by everyone, came to the lake, faced the two people who got off the boat, hurriedly bowed his hand, smiled all over his face, and said: "It turned out that Dong Sangongzi and the master of the White Tiger Hall were here, which really made the humble house shine!" ”

Dong Jiahui was about to say something, but was rudely interrupted by Nie Xin, Nie Xin said coldly: "At the beginning, the Du Gang Leader said that when Dong Sanyang was destroyed, the two would join forces to monopolize the Yangtze River Huaishui water transportation and salt transportation, and now that the Du Gang Leader is dead, you have inherited your father's business as the eldest son of the Du Gang Master, is it possible that you will not fulfill the agreement?" ”

In an instant, the audience fell silent.

"Hahaha!" Du Kui laughed and said, "Well, I forgot about it, the Nie Hall Master is now the deputy leader of the White Tiger Gang." ”

Nie Xin's face was full of anger, and his right hand was pressed on the hilt of the knife, which was hurriedly held down by Dong Jiahui. Dong Jiahui is now like a lost dog, although he formed the White Tiger Gang and snagged hundreds of outlaws, but his accusation of killing his father has already spread all over the green forest, which is not tolerated by black and white, and the marriage contract with Du Sanniang was also directly rejected by Du Sanniang, which is not a big blow to him. At the beginning, it was Du Lao Ghost who used Du Sanniang as bait to make him kill his father. Now in addition to his resentment, the rest is still resentment, but now as a helper, he has a little more forbearance!

Dong Jiahui sneered: "Gang Master Du, now that your two Huai Salt Gang are divided into two, you are suffering from the encroachment of Huaibei, don't laugh at the second brother, now my White Tiger Gang needs the assistance of your Salt Gang, don't you need an ally in the Salt Gang?" ”

Du Kui looks ordinary, but he is also a thoughtful person, pondered for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "Dong Gang Leader, Deputy Nie Gang Leader, please!" ”

A crowd of people surrounded and entered the Dong Mansion!

Dong Mansion covers a huge area, if according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Dong Mansion as a businessman has been strictly overrun, this is subject to government sanctions, but the so-called local countermeasures, there are local adaptations, not to mention that the filial piety of Dong Mansion to Yangzhou officials every year is not small, plus the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, no one cares. Besides, most of this Gaoyou Lake is home to fishermen and merchants, which dignitaries want to drill into this kind of place?

There is a two-story attic in the back house, and a girl in a red dress on the attic has a face like a peach blossom, playing with a few peach blossoms in her hand, staring at the sky by the railing.

At this time, the swallow squeaked and swept low, and there was a bit of dreary in the air, which was a sign that it was going to rain.

"Xiaohong, it's going to rain, have the mulberries picked today been put into the house?" The voice is as gentle as honey, soft **, if a man hears it, it is estimated that the bones are half crispy, this woman is that Du Sanniang.

A maidservant girl in a yellow shirt agreed and said, "Miss, someone in the front yard said that the third son of the Dong family is here!" ”

"The third son of the Dong family? What's the matter with me, you Nizi, which pot can't be opened, look for a fight! Du Sanniang raised her slender hand and threw out a peach blossom, which happened to hit the head of the maid Xiaohong.

Du Sanniang chuckled: "Xiaohong, you are going to take peach blossom luck this year, I didn't have this kind of accuracy in the past, but now I hit you with a casual throw." ”

Xiaohong smiled bitterly: "Miss, if I go to the peach blossom luck, then you have to go to the peach blossom luck first, Miss, you have to go to the peach blossom luck first, I am the one who married the girl." ”

Du Sanniang's face blushed and muttered, "You girl, you really miss a man, Gai Ming'er will give you to those smuggler salt dealers." ”

Xiaohong didn't spare it, and said, "Miss, you won't take a fancy to any smuggler of salt, it's terrible." ”

"Looking for a fight!" Du Sanniang threw out another peach blossom, and her body was like that lazy cat, but she didn't move.

And in her mind, the figure of a teenager appeared, once the boy was tied to the stone pillar, he looked at her with a look in his eyes, which still makes her remember it vividly, the indifference to death, the depth like the abyss and the sea, which makes her unforgettable.

Shimonoseki Pier.

A merchant ship slowly approached the shore, and soon, a servant dismounted from the ship, and on the bow of the ship was still sitting a middle-aged man in his forties, but if you looked closely, he was already old.

"My lord, we're in Shangyuan County!" The servant had taken a salute off the boat, and laid it on the shore, and came to inquire about it.

The middle-aged man sighed, touched his thin hand, sighed, and got off the boat. If it had been a few years earlier, he might have smiled. He signed for King Deng's mansion earlier, and later served as the new lieutenant of Yizhou for a few years, and after the second examination was full of ranks, he has been living in Chang'an and Luoyang, but he has become more and more strict.

"My lord, you see that the people of Shangyuan County have come to greet you!" The servant exclaimed.

I saw a large group of people suddenly appear on the dock of Shimonoseki, and I saw that the leader was a gorgeously dressed young man, who was smiling and bowed his hand to the middle-aged man from a distance.

The middle-aged man was stunned, to be honest, his official career was quite bumpy, and he had never had a reputation as an official, but now when he saw the elders of Shangyuan County coming to greet him, he still stood up excitedly. Trembling legs, he stepped off the boat.

Wu Qing stepped forward and said with a smile: "Student Wu Qing has met Mr. Lu, and the county fathers and elders have come to welcome Mr. Lu to take office." ”

"Playing music!" Someone shouted, only to hear a cheerful tune, two big-headed lions danced, and the rods were released one after the other without any money.

The middle-aged man is the new Shangyuan County Commander Lu Zhaolin. As for Lu Zhaolin's appointment as the county magistrate of Shangyuan County, Wu Qing was surprised, but he was also very happy in his heart, he didn't know Lu Zhaolin's character, but as one of the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty", his character should not be much worse. If Lu Zhaolin could make less trouble for himself, then his business path would be able to develop rapidly.

Lu Zhaolin looked at the young man in front of him, he had a trance-like feeling, many years ago, he was also so young, he was also called a prodigy, and was even compared to Sima Xiangru in the palace, but for decades, his official character was only a county lieutenant, and now he is only a seven-grade county order, but he is also a strict wind, can he still do anything?

"Mr. doesn't dare to be, but the son has a reputation, how dare he call his neighbor Mr. In the future, this Shangyuan County will rely on Gongzi more. Lu Zhaolin didn't show the arrogance of that talent, he was very plain at the moment, he knew Wu Qing's background, and he had sympathized with Wu Qing's exile, but after thinking about it, he was calm.

Wu Qing said with a smile: "Mr. came to Shangyuan County, the culture and education of Shangyuan County will be greatly improved, and the people of Shangyuan will only remember Mr. 's good." ”

Lu Zhaolin sighed and said: "I see, let's go into the city and talk about it, speaking of which, I wanted to enjoy the scenery of Jinling in the past many years ago, and now it is just my wish." ”

"Your Excellency, please!"

In fact, there are also some subordinate officials of the county government who came to greet them, but now Wuqing has a high reputation in Shangyuan County, and they have also taken a lot of benefits from Wuqing, plus Wuqing's background, so they almost let Wuqing dominate.

Since He Zudao was beheaded in the city, the government affairs of Shangyuan County were presided over by the county Cheng Cui Yuan, Cui Yuan was a concubine of the Cui family of Qinghe, and his status was low, so he could only be a county cheng. But his ability to deal with government affairs is very strong, when He Zudao was in office, he only knew how to collect money, and almost all government affairs were handled by Cui Yuan, so the decrees of Shangyuan County have been smooth.

Lu Zhaolin let out endless sighs along the way, and wrote a few poems under the touching of the scene, and the poetry style was somewhat similar to Wuyi Lane in Wuqing, simple and unpretentious.

Wu Qing was accompanying Lu Zhaolin to write poems and chat, Wu Da quietly came to Wu Qing's side and said in a low voice: "Miss Dong asked me to come to find Gongzi, the Jiangnan Water Gang was surrounded by the White Tiger Gang and the Salt Gang, and I don't know if I live or die." ”

In an instant, Wu Qing's eyes showed murderous intent, and he whispered, "I'll be here soon!" ”