Chapter 159: A Seemingly Calm Night
Yin Changlong knew that Hu Ye made this bet, which was a great risk, and the ultimate beneficiary was himself, so he felt that he had to be admitted to the Jinshi, otherwise he would be too sorry for Hu Ye.
So after Hu Ye rented him a house, he lived in the house and began to study hard, and he must stand out in the township examination in a few days.
Hu Ye watched with satisfaction as Yin Changlong squatted in the room reading, and then went back to the house with the old money to rest. I'm tired enough today, I've been rocking on the boat for an afternoon, and I'm going to see Wang Wei tomorrow, so I have to rest well.
Hu Ye is resting, but Zheng Da has a big head, he didn't expect Hu Ye to make such a big move as soon as he came to Nanjing, is it because he is afraid that the killer will not know that he has arrived in Nanjing?
So Zheng Da had to cheer up and stay not far from the inn where Hu Ye was staying. Although this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, ordinary people dare not come here to make trouble, but it cannot be ruled out that some people are confused by money, or some people with strong martial arts. So he had to take turns guarding Hu Ye with two of his subordinates, he was too important to Zhu Di, and he must not have an accident.
"Brother Li, do you think that kid can really come up with 10,000 taels of silver?" After Hu Ye went upstairs, the scholars just now began to discuss again.
"I can't see it fake, his every move is not something that ordinary sons' sons can do, and his guard, at a glance, he knows that his martial arts are strong, even if he is in the army, he can pick ten with one, and he is definitely the guardian of a large family. So I think 10,000 taels is really trivial to him, but I don't know where he got his confidence in that poor scholar. The scholar surnamed Li said suspiciously.
"I think he has confidence, it's clear that he is breaking the jar, just to prove that he has money and wants to send us money." Another scholar next to him coaxed.
"Haha, yes, I think that Yin Changlong is a poor scholar, even if he lives in a guest room? Can you really get into the Jinshi exam? I think it's difficult to lift people in the exam, so let's have a good meal these days. It won't be long before we have another hundred taels of silver to spend. ”
"That's it, that's it, life must be happy, let's not get drunk tonight!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
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A few scholars touched the cups as they spoke, only the scholar surnamed Li was thoughtful, he was still thinking about Hu Ye's every move, it didn't look like he was crazy, then he must be confident.
"But where did he get his faith?" The scholar surnamed Li was puzzled and had to pour a glass of wine. Try not to think about it.
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"Big brother, that kid has arrived in Nanjing, and he has lived in the inn in front." In the dead of night, on the street of Hu Ye's inn, several dark shadows flickered.
Now that it is approaching, Ying Tianfu has already imposed a curfew, and there are no people on the streets, only the uniformly patrolled Praetorian Guards in armor. That's why these men in black appeared. Didn't go unnoticed by anyone.
"Haha, it's hell and you can't vote for it. In the past, that kid was squatting in Beiping, and we were beyond the reach of the whip, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to come to Nanjing. That's 500,000 taels of silver that has been moved. The most burly man in black said greedily, and through the voice of the face towel, it looked even more creepy.
"Big brother, with these 500,000 taels of silver. Our brothers don't have to steal business with the salt gang every day. From then on, there will be big fish and meat every day, and the girl will be in hand every day. A little brother next to him laughed obscenely.
They didn't dare to speak loudly now, for fear of attracting the Praetorian Guard. If it is discovered, it will definitely be a dead end.
"Okay, be quiet, there is the inn in front, I will use the incense to put all the people inside, and then catch that kid for me, and then go to Hangzhou Mansion to receive the silver." The big man at the head waved his hand to shut everyone up, and then pulled out his knife one after another, holding a bamboo pipe in his left hand, ready to put down the people in the inn.
But just as they were about to step out of the shadows, they suddenly heard a sound of breaking through the air, and then in the darkness of the night, they saw a flash of light flying towards them.
Those little brothers haven't understood what is going on, but this eldest brother has also been a gangster in Nanjing City for many years, and he also experienced fighting and killing in his early years. So he knew at once that someone had spotted him and had shot an arrow.
The eldest brother didn't have time to inform the younger brother, so he quickly blocked the knife in front of his chest, for fear that the arrow would be shot at him.
But fortunately, the arrow was not aimed at the big brother, but directly hit the thigh of the younger brother next to him.
"Ahh
The little brother screamed, and fell to the ground, crying and moaning bitterly.
"Damn, you're looking for death." The eldest brother hurriedly covered the mouth of the younger brother, at this time, if the Praetorian Guards were brought in, let alone 500,000 silver, even survival would be a problem.
"Who is it, Ming people don't do dark things! Why sneak attack on us! ”
After covering the younger brother's mouth, the eldest brother whispered in the direction where the arrow was flying.
But after a long time, there was no response, and I could only hear the sound of beating not far away.
The eldest brother was angry in his heart, 500,000 taels of silver was in front, how could he give up like this. So he waved his hand at a few of his subordinates, only to see those subordinates cowering and touching in the direction of the inn.
At this moment, three more arrows were fired at the same time, each hitting the thighs of the three younger brothers who were moving towards the inn.
The speed of the arrow was very fast, even exceeding the speed of the sound, so it was only after the three younger brothers felt the burning pain coming from their thighs that they heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air.
This was followed by three screams, and the three younger brothers fell to the street in pain at the same time.
"Let's go!" The eldest brother saw that the situation was not good, and knew that tonight must be in vain, but he didn't expect this kid to have such a powerful master by his side to protect him.
"But the eldest brother ......," the little brothers who did not move looked at the three brothers moaning in pain on the street, and obviously wanted to go and bring them back.
"You stupid, they shouted so loudly, the Praetorian Guard must have been lured in, can you take them away?" The eldest brother snorted coldly, "If you want to accompany them to the prison cell, go and take them with you!" ”
After the eldest brother finished speaking, he galloped away in another direction.
Those little brothers, you look at me, I look at you, in the end, they still didn't take the four injured brothers, but chased them in the direction where the eldest brother fled.
"Hehe, this is the so-called righteous anger of the rivers and lakes." In a dark shadow not far away, Zheng Da snorted coldly, and then disappeared completely.
"Quick, catch them!" As soon as Zheng Da disappeared, several Janissaries in armor appeared on the street in front of the inn.
They were surprised to find that there were four moaning thieves lying on the street, and no matter who did the good deeds, they took the thieves away directly, which was just used as a merit, and maybe they would be rewarded by Ying Tianfu tomorrow.
Hu Ye naturally didn't know what happened on the street outside, he was now intoxicated with his dreams. (To be continued......)