When he left Donglaishun, Tian Ergeng was a little lonely. Jin Yiwei is still a soldier in essence, as long as there is no soldier who does not like sharp weapons. Tian Ergeng is naturally no exception, and he has long been greedy for the elite weapons in Li Xiao's hands.

It's a pity! Li Xiao kept his weapons very tight, especially mortars, which were the most important thing. Not to mention his farming, Cui Chengxiu of the military department asked for it several times, and finally he didn't agree to pay for Li Xiao.

I thought of taking this opportunity to get a few mortars back to fill the scene. Unexpectedly, the emperor thought of going ahead of him. The emperor would never allow weapons that could hit the palace in the capital, especially mortars.

Similarly, it was also very lonely to send Tian Ergeng and Li Xiao away. Tian Ergeng rejected Li Xiao's request and refused to use the power of Jinyiwei to help Li Xiao deal with the beggar gang.

"The background of the beggar gang is very deep!" Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, Li Xiao looked at Tian Ergeng who was gradually moving away and muttered to himself.

Even the Jinyi guards are afraid of the beggar gang, which shows that there are people standing behind the beggar gang. There is a person who makes Jinyi Wei jealous! Who is this person? It's definitely not Wei Zhongxian, it's not that he doesn't believe in Wei Zhongxian's ability, but he doesn't believe in Wei Zhongxian's IQ. His conspiracies are generally simple and rude, such as killing Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou.

Is there a more awesome character in the capital than Wei Zhongxian? Li Xiao searched his head, and he couldn't imagine who could be so powerful that he hadn't been killed by Wei Zhongxian.

"Fifth master! What kind of person is that Zhu Dazhuang? Since the outside can't be overcome, Li Xiao tried to digest it internally.

"Cheating, beating stuffy sticks, trapping white wolves, and abducting women, this person is a bad billet!" The fifth master is not in vain in the capital, and this period of time has turned Zhu Dazhuang's past glorious deeds to the bottom. Despite being born in the market, the fifth master also looks down on people like Zhu Dazhuang.

"Oh ......! Such. Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, Ai Husheng was really dizzy, and even such a person wanted to buy it. This kind of person is a white-eyed wolf, who eats you and drinks you, and when it comes time to beat you upside down, he will definitely not be soft.

One hand kept tapping on the coffee table, took out the cigarette case, pulled out one and held it in his mouth. Xie Youcai immediately lit a match and helped Li Xiao light the cigarette.

"I'll see this person!" After smoking half a cigarette, Li Xiao flicked the ash of his cigarette.

"No! I'll arrange it right away! The fifth master immediately bowed his head and promised.

Zhu Dazhuang had good luck recently, and Shen Lian and the other helmsmen had died. The Beggar Gang has only these few qualified speakers in Dongcheng, and now he has become Shen Lian's successor, the new speaker of the Beggar Gang in Dongcheng.

Today I enjoyed the waiting of a coquettish little girl, and I can't think of this kind of charming little girl on weekdays. Now he is holding his thighs and begging himself to her.

What a gap! Zhu Dazhuang even felt that Shen Lian didn't die earlier.

As soon as he got out of the little girl's room with his pants up, he found six corpses lying in the courtyard. This is the bodyguard he brought out, and he saw the fifth master again. But this time, the one who followed the fifth master was not a young man. It's a dozen strong men with muscles!

A big dog guarding the yard came out, and one of the big men grabbed the dog's neck with a quick catch. As soon as I twisted it hard, the thick dog's neck was twisted off.

"Zhu Dazhuang, come with us." The fifth master's voice was as cold as ice.

"Oh my lord! If you have something to say, just tell me, but don't be so neat. It's several, what can I say tomorrow! ”

"Let's go!" The fifth master roared, and Zhu Dazhuang was so frightened that his fat body trembled. can only follow the back of the fifth master's ass obediently! As soon as he took two steps, he was covered with a black cloth pocket over his head.

"Get on your knees!" I don't know how long I was in the carriage, and I was finally pulled to a place. Someone kicked him hard in the crooked legs, and the mask on his head was removed.

A young man sat in the middle, and the fifth master stood behind the young man with his bow. Xie Youcai, the big shopkeeper walking sideways in the capital, looked like a pug behind this person.

Zhu Dazhuang knelt on the ground, he didn't know who the young man above was. But he knew that this was a big man, and the fifth master, who had just killed people without blinking, was as well-behaved as a cat in front of this young man.

The current situation is that the gods are fighting, and these little minions can only suffer. The one surnamed Ai killed Shen Lian, and the gang leader Hong Qi almost killed the one surnamed Ai.

The lord sitting above must also be a great god, in case something ...... happen! For example, let himself assassinate Hong Qi and the like, Zhu Dazhuang felt that his life was now like a fallen leaf floating in the wind.

"You are Zhu Dazhuang?"

"The villain is Zhu Dazhuang." Zhu Dazhuang knelt on the ground and lowered his head, not even daring to raise his head.

"Don't be afraid, I don't eat people." Li Xiao saw that Zhu Dazhuang's fat was trembling, and said with a smile. What he thought was humorous was not humorous in Zhu Dazhuang's ears.

Oh my God, God knows if you eat or can't eat people. Generally, this kind of smiling tiger-like character is the most ruthless kind. The sweat on his head flowed like a stream, and the fat on his body trembled even more.

"What do you beggars do for a living in the capital on weekdays!" Chen Fu shook his head helplessly and asked helplessly. It seems that Sun Chengzong was right to send him from Jinzhou to the capital, and Li Xiao really had no experience in dealing with these ruffians. Dealing with ruffians and scoundrels is officially his old Chen Fu's forte. What are you kidding, when Lao Tzu led people to rob houses at sea, these little bunnies were still wearing open crotch pants and urine mud.

"Back to ......! Back to the words of adults. Zhu Dazhuang swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and when he heard this old voice, he thought that he had really spoken. Just now, I was still wondering how a half-old child could be the boss. "Most of the ordinary disciples make a living by begging, and they mix up more than three bags of disciples. in order to receive money and food in the gang!

The higher you go, the more money and food you receive. ”

"Ask you what business you have, and you will say what business you have." The fifth master impatiently interrupted Zhu Dazhuang's words.

"Yes! Be! Be! The main business is to collect money from the buyers, and occasionally ...... He also engaged in some human trafficking activities. ”

"Occasionally?" Li Xiaoyi frowned, if it was occasional, the capital would not lose so many children in a year. So much so that now as long as the flower patter is coming, the distressed child immediately stops crying, and the vigilant eyes look around. I am afraid that this legendary creature will take you away, and then you will never see your parents and relatives again.

"Uh......! In the past, children were often abducted. Sell them to those who don't have children as children, or buy them back as slaves. Occasionally, I might get some big girls and little daughters-in-law and sell them in the kiln.

Since the beginning of last year's New Year, the gang said to tie up some young men. I guess I should be sent to Xishan Coal Mine as a coolie! ”

"Estimate?" Chen Fu asked playfully.

"I really don't know, it's a direct order from the gang leader. The people were also sent away by Shen Lian personally, and the villain really didn't know where they were sent. The villain swears to the lamp, and I will extinguish the lamp! Zhu Dazhuang raised three fingers, swearing for fear that Li Xiao would not believe it.

"Oh, what's the business?" Chen Fu gestured to Li Xiao and motioned for Li Xiao not to ask.

"There's nothing left, oh! By the way, I also sold artillery for a while during the Chinese New Year last year. ”

"Artillery fire?"

"That's right! I don't know where the gang got so many artillery battles, this thing is a rare commodity, and big families are rushing to buy it and sell it well. The gang gave the money, and the big guys all had a fat year. ”

"Where is Hong Qi on weekdays? What are his footholds in the capital? ”

"I really don't know about this, it's usually a help when there's something...... Hong Qi came or summoned us to the main hall. Where he is on weekdays, no one knows except the people around him.

As for the foothold, it can be said that it is all over the capital. There are not a hundred but eighty, and he has a way to enter except the palace. ”

"How many young men have you gotten in the past six months?"

"There must be two or three hundred people, and young men are not easy to handle. We were right outside the tavern, tying up those who had drunk too much. At the end of the year, there won't be many people. ”

Li Xiao was speechless, two or three hundred, an average of almost one a day, not too much?

"Okay, that's all for today. Things ...... tonight! ”

"The villain didn't hear anything, he didn't see anything."

"Good, good. Go out and say so, as for your dead men. You can rest assured, it's all in the dog's belly. No one will ever find a toe on their toes! I want to live, I want to live well. It's good to be obedient, you know? ”

"No! The villain understands, the villain understands. "Zhu Dazhuang kowtows like pounding garlic, these people are really ruthless. The beggars are in front of them, and those means are really not on the table.

"Send him back!" The fifth master glanced at Li Xiao and saw Li Xiao nodding. With a wave of his hand, the black cloth pocket was put on Zhu Dazhuang's head again. The two strong men set up and dragged them outside.

"Keep an eye on where those coolies are being transported, and check the Divine Machine Battalion."

"It's not too difficult to keep an eye on those coolies who have been sold, but it's not so easy to check the Shenji Battalion. The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions in Beijing, and they can only be found in Dongchang or Jinyiwei. Hearing that Chen Fu asked him to check the Shenji Camp, the fifth master immediately shook his head helplessly. In a place like the Shenji Battalion, he can't get involved.

"Jin Yiwei refuses to help, but he can ask Sun Yunhe from the East Factory to help. This guy is greedy for money, and he will do anything as long as he gives money. But what does this have to do with the Divine Machine Battalion? Li Xiao immediately remembered the gloomy and sympathetic Dongchang fanzi.

"Selling artillery battles proves that there must be a workshop for artillery battles. You don't know. Xishan coal kiln, in fact, has not been digging much coal since the twenty-third year of Wanli. Because the coal there is not easy to burn when it is dug up!

Zhu Dazhuang said that selling people to the Xishan coal kiln is pure nonsense. I guess these people must have been put in a cannon workshop. Since the eighth year of Jiajing, gunpowder has been used for artillery battles. Therefore, there are only government-run artillery workshops. Most of the cannons produced are also used for celebrations in the palace and various sacrificial ceremonies.

The beggars have artillery in their hands, and there is such a large amount. Where did it come from? ”

"You mean that the beggars have an artillery workshop in the capital?"

"That's right! This is a profitable business, with high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, as well as large businessmen. Whoever doesn't want to have a happy New Year's celebration can't get it in the official's workshop, so they naturally have to buy it from the beggar's helper at a high price.

To do artillery battles, you must have gunpowder. You said that in this capital, who has the most gunpowder? ”

"Divine Machine Battalion!" The fifth master and Li Xiao spoke in unison.

"That's right! The Shenji Battalion has a supply of gunpowder for training every year, and there are also gunpowder stocks in the warehouse. On weekdays, no one checks this thing, how much is used for training. There is also a long inventory time, and how many are invalid, which is simply a confused account. It is not surprising that the officers sold some out. In these years, who doesn't want to take advantage of the public to make more money. ”

"And this said, then let's get a gunpowder workshop now. Specializing in the manufacture of firecrackers, we also sell some fireworks that we can't use. It's fucking good business again! ”

Chen Fu was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the huge expenses. forced a promising young man like Li Xiao into a full businessman's head.

"If you find the artillery workshop, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to find Hong Qi. Such an important deal, Hong Qi must have taken a look at it from time to time. As long as we find the artillery workshop, we will be able to ambush Hong Qi. Even if he, Hong Qi, was a martial arts master, he didn't believe that he could dodge the musket. How is Shen Lian? It's not like it's been beaten into a sieve!

As long as the leader is defeated, the beggar gang will be a plate of loose sand. It is estimated that in order to compete for the position of the gang leader, the dog-eat-dog thing has also been done. Just make them understand that there is a price to pay for going against you. In the future, the beggars will not trouble us! ”

"The beggars are not terrible, what is terrible is the forces behind the beggars. I've never been able to figure out who is against us in the capital. It stands to reason that we have cooperated with the few forces in the capital. Don't turn your face with us like this! ”

"People are punishing us, proving that we have offended others. Think about it, who have you offended lately? ”

"I didn't offend anyone! Unless it's a red-haired person, but I don't believe that the red-haired person will have such a big power in the court. Let Jinyiwei's Tian Ergeng be afraid! The rest are basically done cleanly, and the last time I came to the capital, I eradicated the Baiyun Temple. Tens of thousands of people made trouble, and the old way in the view didn't go out of the house. Li Xiao felt that he had done it to the roots.

"Huh! Scold! Maybe it's such an old-fashioned trouble, although the Dao Sect in the world is not a family. But they all broke the bones and tendons, and God knows what connection the old Dao Xuan has with the old Dao outside. As far as I know, Wudang Mountain Zixiao Palace, Dragon and Tiger Mountain are the first religion. Do these people have anything to do with Baiyun Temple?

Even if there are no two places, then what Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, and what Gesoap Mountain have nothing to do with it? ”

"Could it be that the matter really lies in Baiyun Temple?"