The sound of horses' hooves approached, and sure enough, it was a pair of officers and soldiers, about ** people, all riding tall horses, stopping in front of them, and looking down condescendingly at a few people standing on the ground.

Qixi clasped his hands into fists, made a salute, and said: "Several officials, this group of people are swaggering and deceiving in the market, bewitching the public, and they have been captured by us and are about to be handed over to the family officials for disposal. ”

The Taoist priest was a little flustered when he saw the officers and soldiers, but after a while, he didn't know what he remembered, he trembled and felt something out of his arms, held it in both hands and sent it to the officer and soldier who was the leader, "Catch the head Mingjian!" There is a treasure coupon issued by the history of Xuzhou Thorn! I just set up a stall to sell some plasters, this is a business that I am willing to buy and sell, but I was beaten up by these people, and slandered as a charlatan! ”

The leader of the officer and soldier tilted his head slightly, and the deputy behind him hurriedly took the treasure coupon from the Taoist priest's hand, opened it for inspection, and arched his hand and said: "Leader, his treasure coupon is real!" ”

The Taoist priest became even more proud when he heard this, raised his head higher, and said loudly: "These Diao people, hindering the business of Xia, and also hurting people, are simply too deceitful, and the head catcher must be thrown into that prison to take care of it, so as not to disgrace the prestige of Hu Thorn Shi!" ”

Guo Yan frowned and asked, "What is the treasure ticket?" ”

The Taoist priest squinted at him proudly, and said very disdainfully: "I see that you are outsiders, and you don't even know the treasure coupons, so let's get out of Xuzhou City quickly!" This treasure coupon is created by the history of Xuzhou's Hu Thorn, each of which was stamped and issued by him personally, with this treasure coupon, doing business in Xuzhou City, it can be regarded as a legitimate business protected by the government! ”

Guo Yan's eyes were calm, he glanced at the Taoist priest, then at the officers and soldiers, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know how much this treasure coupon is?" ”

The Taoist priest looked them up and down, and saw that several of them were dressed very ordinary, and they didn't look like they could afford to buy treasure coupons, so he put his mind at ease, snorted in his nose, and said, "Poor Dao bought this treasure coupon, which is enough for two hundred yuan!" While looking at the officers and soldiers, he said loudly: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you take down these chaotic people who disturb the order!" ”

This time, even Luo Luo understood that Xuzhou's Hu Thorn Shi was an out-and-out bastard, relying on this so-called "treasure coupon" to expropriate and extort tyranny, but anyone who did business had to buy a "treasure coupon" from him to open it, and as long as he bought a "treasure coupon", he was abducted and deceived and protected by the government.

These officers and soldiers seem to have become the help of the stabbing history to accumulate wealth, a nest of snakes and rats, and in the end it is only the people who are harmed!

As soon as the Taoist priest said this, the officers and soldiers immediately prepared to come forward to get people, just waiting for the leader to speak. Guo Yan's face became more and more gloomy, his fists under his sleeves were clenched, and the two sides suddenly became tense.

At this time, I heard a voice laughing, breaking the tense atmosphere, and said loudly: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" It seems that Hu Tingshi is also a cheerful person, and it is easy to do things when there is gold. We also came to the famous name of Mu Hu Thorn History, brought some money, and planned to do some small business in Xuzhou. ”

It turned out to be Nianyun. She was still in a position at this time, and she didn't have many followers, but she didn't want to just have a hard time with the officers and soldiers.

I saw her take out a piece of gold cake from her purse, stuff it into the leader's hand, and said with a smile: "I have a big business to talk to Hu Tingshi, and I bother this head catcher to show us the way, this bit of gold is a small meaning, buy you some wine and drink......

Such a big piece of gold cake is heavy in your hand, but it is worth a lot of money, enough for their team to eat and drink in the best restaurant in Xuzhou City for half a year!

The leader's hands were short, and when he saw the gold, his eyes began to glow, and this time he looked at Nian Yun and his group, and his eyes suddenly became respectful. He also began to mumble in his heart, although these people were dressed ordinarily, but when they looked closely, they seemed to have a bit of aristocratic demeanor between their gestures.

What's more, this person is really generous, he just said that he brought some money and planned to do business, and there is a big business to talk about with Hu Tingshi, this is rich! If it is really a big deal with Hu Tingshi, their benefits will only be even greater......

Nian Yun deliberately showed the appearance of this kind of person who was stupid and had a lot of money, and when he saw that those officers and soldiers were moved, he coughed lightly and said: "I am also a cheerful person below, and I don't like to procrastinate." When the matter is negotiated, the money will be delivered directly. It's just that at this time, the money is placed in the house outside the city, why don't I wait to go with the head catcher to see Hu Tingshi, and my entourage will go back to get the money, how about it? ”

Before the business was discussed, he was in a hurry to withdraw the money first, this person was really ...... At that time, even if the business can't be negotiated, they don't want to leave with the money, and their reward will definitely not be thin at that time!

The leader was secretly happy in his heart, hurriedly dismounted, respectfully stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, and asked, "Do you need to borrow a horse as foot strength?" ”

Nianyun couldn't ask for it, and clenched his fists with both hands: "In this way, I will be tired of catching my head!" ”

Nianyun ordered Qixi to take Luoluo and ride back first. Luoluo was unwilling, but remembering that Nianyun had asked her to make a military order before, and she had to obey the arrangement, so she had to follow Qixi.

The remaining Taoist priest was stunned to see those officers and soldiers condescending to her at the moment, Guo Yan walked past him with a robe on his hand, raised his chin slightly, and secretly stretched out his foot and stepped on his ankle fiercely, almost crushing his ankle, screaming, oops.

Guo Yan raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said without fear of anger: "Yo, fellow Daoist, I'm sorry, I stepped on your foot!" ”

The Taoist priest didn't dare to trouble them anymore, so he had to drag his sore feet and limp away with the few accomplices who had fallen and had bruised and swollen faces.

Nian Yun deliberately followed unhurriedly, dragging the time, and the leader saw that it was a piece of fat, and he didn't dare to urge her, so he had to let her go to the state capital and see the Hu Thorn History.

The history of the thorn is about fifty years old, with a fat head and big ears, and a standard corrupt official, which is disgusting.

Guo Yan and Nian Yun were perfunctory with the history of the thorn, and deliberately asked a lot of things about customs and customs, but they never got to the point.

When talking to Hu Tingshi, Nianyun noticed that there was a young man standing behind him all the time, and it seemed that this Hu Tingshi should be extremely trusting and close to him, and would not hide anything from him.

But this young man was born with a crown of jade, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he didn't look like a servant at all, and when Hu Tingshi said these words complacently, Nian Yun noticed that his hand holding the back of the chair was bulging a few green tendons, and even caught a trace of imperceptible anger in his eyes.

Guo Yan obviously noticed it too, looked at the young man twice, and said with a smile: "Hu Thorn Shi is really courageous!" Behind the next assassination, this little brother is extraordinary, but Ling Lang? ”

Hu Tingshi's fat face suddenly showed a little embarrassed, and he said after a long time: "This is the official's nephew Hu Qifang, and he can be regarded as a successor who came to adopt him as a son." ”

It turned out that he didn't have a son, so he adopted a nephew, but it seems that his nephew is not of the same heart as him.

Hu Qifang had to bow his hand slightly as a courtesy, but his attitude was obviously very sparse, as if he looked down on them very much.

Guo Yan asked again: "In this way, has Ling Nephew also obtained fame?" ”

Hu Tingshi laughed and said, "This bastard boy wants to take the test, and he holds the book all day long and reads it to death!" Tell me, what kind of fame does this official use him to test? ”

Guo Yan snorted and said something else, and Hu Tingshi waited for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and asked, "I heard that the noble man wants to do business with this official?" ”

Nian Yun said with a smile: "Exactly, I brought some money and wanted to come to Xuzhou to do business, I don't know how to sell this 'treasure coupon' of Thorn History?" ”

The Hu Thorn Shi didn't know their details, but he saw that the two who looked like masters behaved quite nobly, because they touched their fat chins and laughed: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, this official's 'treasure coupon' is divided into grades, and the more expensive ones are naturally more protected......

Guo Yan immediately snorted very cooperatively, "Thorn Shi doesn't have to test me and wait, money and silk are not a problem, I have brought enough gold and money this time, and I am also a happy person below, so I have already ordered someone to take it." This 'treasure coupon' is naturally the best, and the assassin just needs to say the price! ”

When he heard it, he was really stupid and had a lot of money, and he was a big piece of fat. Because he thought about it for a moment in his heart, he hesitated and opened a price that he thought was sky-high: "If you want to say the best, this official can talk to you about it, it is 20,000 yuan." ”

Guo Yan tapped his fingers twice on the table and said with a smile: "Two thousand, not expensive, not expensive." It's just that I don't know how much protection these two thousand 'treasure coupons' have? ”

The fat on Hu Tingshi's face trembled twice, 20,000 yuan is not expensive? He has a five-grade history of thorns, and the Lu rice, job field and monthly stipend given to him by the imperial court are converted into money, and it is only seventy or eighty yuan a year. A "treasure coupon", he can only earn these for 300 years as an official!

He began to secretly regret that he didn't quote any more prices, gritted his teeth, snorted without smiling, and said: "The 20,000 yuan 'treasure coupon' means that no matter what business Your Excellency wants to do, as long as you don't kill people and set fires on the street, you can be protected." If your business wants to be bigger, out of 50,000 yuan, don't say that it is murder and arson, it is to occupy the mountain as a coward, even if you want to be the enemy of the emperor Lao Tzu, as long as you do not go out of the territory of Xuzhou, this official will protect you from nothing! ”

This tone is really not small, Nian Yun suddenly felt that all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials he had seen and heard in the past were trivial.

At this time, a man who looked like a servant ran in outside, panting all the way to report: "Outside...... Some people outside said that they were looking for their master, and that their master was talking to the assassins......"

Nianyun stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that my family's entourage has come to send money!" ”

When Hu Tingshi heard that it was a gift of money, he laughed so hard that his nose and eyes were crowded, and he hurriedly stood up: "Quick, please come in!" ”

The official had an expression that was not like crying and not laughing, and he said hesitantly: "Come on...... There were a lot of people coming......"

Guo Yan said with a smile: "The small local officials are not knowledgeable, tens of thousands of dollars, and some silks, of course, they have to be packed in many boxes, and many people have to carry them." Why don't you go out with us and have a look? ”

Although Hu Thorn Shi did not make a lot of money by selling "treasure coupons", he had never seen tens of thousands of dollars in cash in front of him. And these money silks will soon be his, and I feel excited when I think about it, tens of thousands of dollars! Even if he mentioned 20,000 yuan at the beginning, it would be tens of thousands of catties, I don't know how many boxes he had to pack?